You can apply for single courses at the University of Stavanger without having been admitted to a study programme between 1 July and 1 August for the Autumn semester, and between 1 November and 1 December for courses in the Spring semester.
Autumn semester: 1 July - 1 August Spring semester: 1 November - 1 December
E-mail: enkeltemner@uis.no Phone: 51 83 15 44 Supplementary rules for admission to single courses at UiS (pdf).
How to apply for single courses
With study right at UiS
Applicants who hold a study right at the University of Stavanger for the upcoming semester, must apply through the digital student service desk.
Without study right at UiS
Applicants without study rights at UiS for the upcoming semester should apply through Søknadsweb.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply? Is there a tuition fee? Get answers to the frequently asked questions about our single courses.
When can I apply to single courses?
The online application system for the Autumn semester opens on 1 July. Application deadline is 1 August.
The online application system for the Spring semester opens on 1 November. Application deadline is 1 December.
I do not live in Norway. Can I apply?
The single courses are taught campus-based and it is not possible to take them online. Students from outside EU/EEA countries, who need a study permit to move to Norway, cannot apply for single courses.
When can I submit my documents?
As soon as possible after you register your application, and no later than the application deadline.
Which documents must I submit?
Which documents to be submitted depends on the admission requirements of the course you apply to.
What are the admission requirements to a single course you apply to?
Admission requirements to each single course can be found below under the relevant faculty.
The course which I want to apply to is not open for application. What to do?
If you have an agreement with a study advisor to take a course which is not listed as an open course, you must add the choice "ANNET" (other) in the application portal and specify the course code and name in the field for remarks.
I need to take some courses to complete my bachelor's degree. Whom can I ask for help in regard to which courses I can take?
Contact the study advisor of the relevant programme.
Who gets admission? Are there limited places for admission to single courses?
All qualified applicants to the single courses which are listed as open will get admission. The study places are not limited.
May a course be cancelled?
The University reserves the right to cancel any course for which fewer than 10 students are registered. This applies to elective courses, not compulsory courses.
Is there a minimum required GPA (Grade Point Average)?
The minimum GPA for admission to single courses which are part of a master’s programme is C on the ECTS grading scale.
When can I expect to get an answer to my application?
The results are usually sent in the middle of August for applications to the Autumn semester.
The results are usually sent in the middle of December for applications to the Spring semester.
I have accepted the offer. What should I do next?
After you accept the offer, you will get a study right. when you get the study right, you will have to log in to Studentweb in order to register for the semester, register for the exam and pay the semester fee.
How do I register for the courses?
In Studentweb, you will have to put in the course code in order to find the relevant course and sign up for the course.
When is the deadline to register and pay the semester fee?
The deadline for registration for the Autumn semester is 1 September, and the deadline for registration for the Spring semester is 1 February.
Why didn't I get admission to all the courses I applied to?
This is because either you were not qualified, didn't meet the required prerequisite knowledge, or the course you applied to was not listed as open.
I don't want to take all the courses I got admission to, what can I do?
In Studentweb, you can only register the courses you want to take in the relevant semester.
The Norwegian Government introduced tuition fees for international students coming from outside of EU/EEA from the academic year 2023/2024.
Prices for single courses will be calculated based on the number of credits and which program the course is included in. If you wish to know the price of a course, please contact enkeltemner@uis.no and state the course code and name.
The list of courses below are open courses for spring 2025.
Single courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Admission requirements are the same as Master in Service Leadership in International Business:
- MHR104 International HR Perspectives (10 ECTS)
- MHR107 Sevices Marketing (10 ECTS)
- MHR108 Cost and Revenue Management (10 ECTS)
Admission requirements are the same as Master in Digital Society and Social Transformations:
- DIG503 Technological Foundations (10 ECTS)
Admission requirements are the same as Master in Energy, Environment and Society:
- MEE200 Geopolitics of the Energy Transition (10 ECTS)
- MEE210 Governing Energy Transitions (10 ECTS)
Admission requirements and open courses:
To qualify for admission to single courses at PhD-level, you must be either document enrollement in a doctoral program at a degree-granting institution within the EU/EEA, or you must document participation in a research school.
Courses that are open:
- PHD103 Qualitative methods (5 ECTS)
- PHD105 Research Ethics in Social Science (5 ECTS) (Prerequisite: Examen philisophicum or equivalent)
- PHD304 Empathy, Compassion and Meaning: Theory and participatory approaches (5 ECTS)
- PHD305 Communicative Power in Politics and Professions (5 ECTS)
- PHD401 Econometrics (5 ECTS)
- PHD402 Innovation Policy (7,5 ECTS)
- PHD603 Design Thinking for Transdisciplinary Research (5 ECTS)
- PHD802 Interdisciplinary research designs in environmental archaeology (5 ECTS)
- PHD803 Storytelling: Practices, methodologies and epistemologies (5 ECTS)
Language requirement
As a general requirement, all applicants must meet the English language requirement.
International applicants must document one of the following tests with the specified results or better:
- TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based Test (IBT). Minimum score: 90
- IELTS – International English Language Testing Service. Minimum score: 6.5
- Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) and Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) from the University of Cambridge
- PTE Academic – Pearson Test of English Academic. Minimum score: 62
The following applicants are exempt from the above requirements:
- Applicants who have completed minimum one year university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the USA
- Applicants who have completed a master's degree in English in an EU/EEA country
- Applicants exempt based on NOKUT/HK-dir's GSU list. Check here
Single courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
The admission requirement is a Bachelor in Engineering. The degree must include the equivalent of 25 ECTS credits in mathematics, 5 ECTS credits in statistics and 7.5 ECTS credits in physics. The minimum GPA for admission is C on the ECTS grading scale or equivalent. How to meet the English requirements.
- IAM510 Smart Operations and Maintenance (10 ECTS)
- IAM560 Industrial assets, Modern uncertainties, and Performance (10 ECTS)
- ELE520 Machine Learning (10 ECTS)
Courses with specific requirements
Same admission requirements as MSc in Environmental Engineering:
- MLJ610 Water and Wastewater Treatment (10 ECTS)
- MLJ630 Separation and Purification Technology (5 ECTS)
- MLJ640 Environmental Biotechnology and Bioprocessmodeling (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Biological Chemistry:
- BIO510 Bioinformatics (10 ECTS)
- BIO515 Advanced Cell Biology (10 ECTS)
- BIO600 Sustainable Future Foods (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Structural and Mechanical Engineering,
- MSK500 Offshore Materials Technology (5 ECTS)
- MSK520 Corrosion (5 ECTS)
- MSK530 Mechanics of Solids, Advanced Course (10 ECTS)
- MSK600 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) (5 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Marine and Offshore Technology:
- OFF580 Marine Technology and Design (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: OFF505 and OFF585
Same admission requirements as MSc in Petroleum Engineering:
- PET535 Modern Well Design and Downhole Drilling Physics (10 ECTS)
- PET555 Process Simulation (10 ECTS)
- PET575 Modeling and Control for Automation Processes (10 ECTS)
- PET580 Advanced Well and Drilling Engineering (10 ECTS)
- PET615 Catalysis for Energy Conversion (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Energy, Reservoir and Earth Sciences:
- GEO505 Subsurface Interpretation and Modelling (10 ECTS)
- GEO506 Reservoir Modelling and Simulation (10 ECTS)
- GEO507 Reservoir Storage and Production (5 ECTS)
- GEO508 Energy Transition and Sustainability (5 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Computational Engineering:
- MOD550 Fundaments of Machine Learning for and with Engineering Applications (10 ECTS)
- MOD600 Data-driven Modeling of Conservation Laws (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as MSc in Computer Science and Data Science:
- DAT520 Distributed Systems (10 ECTS)
- DAT550 Data Mining and Deep Learning (10 ECTS)
- DAT600 Algorithm Theory (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirement as MSc in Mathematics and physics:
- MAT610 Mathematical Analysis II (10 ECTS)
Same admission requirements as master in Risk Analysis, specialisation in Risk Governance:
Admission requirement
To qualify for admission to single courses at PhD-level, you must be either document enrollement in a doctoral program in technology, natural sciences, societal safety, urban planning, medicine at a degree-granting institution within the EU/EEA, or you must document participation in a research school.
Language requirement
As a general requirement, all applicants must meet the English language requirement.
International applicants must document one of the following tests with the specified results or better:
- TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based Test (IBT). Minimum score: 90
- IELTS – International English Language Testing Service. Minimum score: 6.5
- Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) and Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) from the University of Cambridge
- PTE Academic – Pearson Test of English Academic. Minimum score: 62
The following applicants are exempt from the above requirements:
- Applicants who have completed minimum one year university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the USA
- Applicants who have completed a master's degree in English in an EU/EEA country
- Applicants exempt based on NOKUT's GSU list. Check here
Open courses:
- FYS903 Advanced Methods in Materials Physics (10 sp)
- MSK900 Selected topics in mechanical engineering (10 sp)
- MSK910 Advanced Topics in Computational Methods (10 sp)
- OFF900 Environmental Loads on Structures (10 sp)
- OFF910 Selected Topics in Industrial Asset Management (10 sp)
- BYG910 Selected Topics in Civil and Structural Engineering (10 sp)
- MAF900 Mathematical Physics and Gravity (10 sp)
- SAM915 Theories and methodologies in societal safety ( 5 sp)This course is taught in Norwegian. You must meet both English and Norwegian requirements.
- SAM920 Advanced theories and methodologies in societal safety (5 sp) This course is taught in Norwegian. You must meet both English and Norwegian requirements.
Single courses at the UiS Business School
Same admission requirements as Master of Science in Business Administration:
- MSB111 International Macroeconomics (10 ECTS)
- MSB200 Leadership and HRM (10 ECTS)
- MSB205 Investments (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: MSB309
- MSB209 AI Applications in Marketing (10 ECTS)
- MSB210 Risk Management and Derivatives (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: MSB309
- MSB340 Sustainability Transitions and Innovation (10 ECTS)
- MSB416 Applied Innovation Management (10 ECTS)