Single courses - Master’s Programme in Civil Engineering (MABY): Geotechnical Engineering

To apply, you must meet the following admission requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, marine engineering, or equivalent engineering discipline, or
• A bachelor’s degree in geology, geophysics, engineering geology, or equivalent geoscience discipline.
• An average grade of at least C according to the ECTS grading scale.
• Proof of your English proficiency.

Additional things to consider are:

• You must be resident in Norway to be eligible to apply for single courses offered by MABY.
• You must check that you meet all the admissions requirements when you submit your application.
• There are a limited number of study places available.

OsloMet may request original documents. Lack of presentation of original documents on request will result in rejection of the application.

You apply for single-courses in three steps:

1. Application for admission
2. Registration to the course(s)
3. Payment of the semester fee

Please note that each step has its own deadline.

Step 1: Application for admission as a single-course student

You can apply for admission as a single-course student through Søknadsweb (fsweb.no). You must fill out the application form and upload all relevant documentation.

Autumn courses

Registration opens on 1 June. Deadline: 1 August.

Spring courses

Registration opens on 15 November. Deadline: 15 December.

Step 2: Registration for courses

Please register for the available courses in Studentweb. 

There are a limited number of study places and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. After the deadline, all registration closes.

Step 3: Pay the semester fee and complete semester registration

Semester fee: the semester fee must be paid by 1 September (autumn) / 1 February (spring).

The following courses are offered by Autumn 2024. The admission requirements are listed per course.

• MABY5410: Advanced Soil Mechanics (student.oslomet.no)  
• MABY5420: Geotechnical Site Investigation and Laboratory Testing (student.oslomet.no) 
• MABY5450: Urban Geotechnics (student.oslomet.no) 
• MABY5460: Environmental Geotechnics (student.oslomet.no) 

As a single-course student, you will only be able to choose from the courses listed above. No other courses will be available to you.

The following courses are offered by Spring 2025. The admission requirements are listed per course.

• MABY5430: Foundation Solutions (student.oslomet.no)
• MABY5440: Geotechnical Models and Simulations (student.oslomet.no)

As a single-course student, you will only be able to choose from the courses listed above. No other courses will be available to you.

As a single-course student, you will have the same rights as any other student. 

You will get an access card, have access to teaching activities and to the Canvas system and you can receive feedback from the course teacher on any work you submit during the course.

You pay the ordinary semester fee and copy fee, and will be issued a semester card that entitles you to ordinary student discounts.

Single-course students have to pay the semester fee (student.oslomet.no).