📖Introduction

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Norway with the main campus in Trondheim and smaller campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund. The largest university in Norway, NTNU has over 8,000 employees and thousands of students. NTNU is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim. The university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), which in 1767 became the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship, art disciplines and artistic activities.

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📚About the Program

Master’s in Mathematical Sciences at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

An international Master's degree in mathematical sciences is a very solid education. You develop strong analytical capabilities and become skilled at structuring, investigating and analysing information. A Master's degree in mathematics has a scope requirement stating that at least three courses of 7.5 credits each must be chosen outside the main profile for the Master's degree. Students admitted must choose at least two mathematics courses (each worth 7.5 credits) that are outside the programme option in the Master's degree, and that are at Master's level. Courses outside the Department's subject areas may be included as part of the Master's degree programme. These courses must then be specially approved by the Department. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

There are five programme options in the Master's Programme:

Algebra
Analysis
Topology
Applied Mathematics
Statistics
The degree programme for the Master of Science in Mathematics for international students at NTNU is stipulated to take two years. One year of full studies corresponds to 60 credit points, i.e., in total 120 credit points are needed. The degree consists of two parts. The programme starts with course work corresponding to 75 credit points and concludes with writing a thesis corresponding to 45 credit points.

Structure of the programme
The structure of the programme will normally look like this:

Year Semester 7.5 credits 7.5 credits 7.5 credits 7.5 credits
1

1 Autumn Elective course Elective course Elective course Elective course
2 Spring Experts in Teamwork Elective course Elective course Elective course
2 3 Autumn Work on the Master's Thesis Elective course Elective course
4 Spring Work on the Master's Thesis
The complete study plan is found in the online study handbook.

The standardized length of the Master's degree programme is two years, that is, 120 credits. The programme includes the Master's thesis of 45 credits, in addition to courses worth 75 credits. The courses usually last one semester (7.5 credits) with four hours of lectures per week. Depending on capacity and needs, reading courses, seminars or study groups are arranged to support work on the Master's thesis.

The form of assessment for courses included in the programme description is described below each course. Assessment may consist of an examination (oral or in writing), midterm tests, exercises and/or project work.

When the Master's thesis has been submitted and all course examinations to be included in the Master's degree programme have been taken and passed, the candidate must deliver a final oral presentation.

Programme options
Both pure and applied specializations are offered in all the programme options. The various programme options and the specializations each have their own academic content. Common to all the specializations is a depth requirement and a breadth (scope) requirement.

The depth requirement applies to the Master's and Bachelor's degree programme as a whole. Four courses in the programme option are required, of 7.5 credits each. These are specified for each specialization in 3.10.5. The courses must be at Master's level (that is, second-degree courses; in addition, the course TMA4145 may be included in the Master's degree programme). It is possible, and often desirable, to take one or more of the courses for the depth requirement in the Bachelor's degree programme.

The scope requirement applies specifically to the Master's degree programme, and is as follows: at least two mathematical courses (each of 7.5 credits) must be selected outside the programme option in the Master's degree programme, and must be at Master's level. In addition to these two courses, the Experts in Teamwork course (7.5 credits) is required and must be taken during the first year of study.

You select the other courses from those offered by the Department (provided that they are at Master's level), including courses for the technology programme and PhD courses in mathematics. Courses outside the Department's subject areas may be included as part of the Master's degree programme. These courses must then be specially approved by the Faculty. Students should contact the Faculty at an early stage to set up their individual education plan.

Courses for which examinations have been taken before admission to the Master's degree programme can be incorporated in the Master's degree only by application to the Faculty.

All students must earn at least 30 credits from the courses listed below, including courses taken during Bachelor's degree:

Emnekode Emnenavn SP
MA3201 Rings and Modules 7,5
MA3202 Galois Theory 7,5
TMA4145 Linear Methods 7,5
TMA4225 Foundations of Analysis 7,5
TMA4190 Introduction to Topology 7,5
MA3402 Analysis on Manifolds 7,5
TMA4195 Mathematical Modelling 15
TMA4212 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations by Difference Methods 7,5
TMA4295 Statistical Inference 7,5
TMA4300 Computer-Intensive Statistical Methods 7,5
Depending on the specialization chosen, the "elective courses" in the table above must include the required courses specified below. In certain cases, it may be more practical to start the Master's thesis as early as the second semester, for example to make room for a course that only fits into the third semester of the programme.

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🏫About Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is a university with an international focus, with headquarters in Trondheim and campuses in Ålesund and Gjøvik. NTNU is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world's universities. NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology, and is the successor of Norway's preeminent engineering university, the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway's national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art. NTNU is well known for its close collaboration with industry, and particularly with its R&D partner SINTEF, which provided it with the biggest industrial link among all the technical universities in the world.

 

Mission

Our mission covers both the expectations that society has of NTNU and the problems in society that we ourselves want to solve. We have a general mission, similar to other universities, and a specifi c mission, which makes us unique.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

$0 USD

Tuition fee:

19,000 EUR per year

38,000 EUR in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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