One can apply for single courses at the University of Stavanger without having been admitted to a study programme.
Autumn semester 1 July - 1 August Spring semester 1 November - 1 December
Applicants who hold a study right at the University of Stavanger for the upcoming semester, should not apply for single courses through the application portal (søknadsweb). They must apply through the digital student service desk (digital studentekspedisjon).
E-mail: enkeltemner@uis.no
Phone: 51 83 15 44
FAQ
Frequently asked questions regarding admission to 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.
- 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 register to it.
- 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.
Single courses at the UiS Business School, Spring 2023
This is an overview of single courses taught in English at the UiS Business School

There will be no open courses taught in English at the UiS Business School in the Spring semester 2023.
Single courses at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Spring 2023
This is an overview of all single courses taught in English at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Admission requirements are the same as Master in Prehospital Critical Care:
- MPH105 Quantitative Research Methods (5 ECTS)
Single courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Spring 2023
This is an overview of all single courses taught in English at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Admission requirements are the same as Master in Energy, Environment and Society:
Single courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Spring 2023

This is an overview of all single courses taught in English at the Faculty of Science and Technology.
The degree must include 30 credits in mathematics/statistics. The minimum GPA for admission is C on the ECTS grading scale or equivalent. How to meet the English requirements to these courses is stated here.
- OFF510 Operations and Maintenance Management (5 ECTS)
- OFF540 Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance (5 ECTS)
- OFF560 Industrial assets, Processes, and Performance (10 ECTS)
- MLJ610 Water and Wastewater Treatment (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements to MSc in Environmental Engineering - BIO510 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (10 ECTS)
- KJE500 Organic spectrometry (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: KJE200
See admission requirements to MSc in Biological Chemistry
- MLJ550 Advanced Organic Chemistry (10 ECTS) : Prerequisite: KJE200
- MLJ630 Separation & Purification Technology (5 ECTS)
- MLJ640 Environmental Biotechnology (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: BIO220 or MLJ520
See admission requirements to MSc in Biological Chemistry or Environmental Engineering
- BYG610 Sustainable City Regions (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements to MSc in City and Regional Planning.
- BYG530 Plastic Analysis of Structures (5 ECTS) Prerequisite: BYG140
See admission requirements to MSc in Structural and Mechanical Engineering, specialisation Structural Engineering
- MSK500 Offshore Materials Technology (5 ECTS) Prerequisite:MSK200 or MSK205
- MSK530 Mechanics of Solids, Advanced Course (10 ECTS)
- MSK600 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) (5 ECTS)
See admission requirements to MSc in Engineering Structures and Materials, specialisation Mechanical Engineering
- OFF580 Marine Technology and Design (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: MAT200 and STA100
See admission requirements to MSc in Marine and Offshore Technology
- PET535 Modern Well Design (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)
- PET555 Process Simulation (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements to MSc in Petroleum Engineering. - MOD600 Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Conservation Laws (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements to MSc in Petroleum Engineering or master in Computational Engineering.
- 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)
See admission requirements to MSc in Energy, Reservoir and Earth Sciences
- MOD550 Applied Data Analytics and Statistics for Spatial and Temporal Modeling (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements for MSc in Computational Engineering
- DAT520 Distributed Systems (10 ECTS)
- DAT600 Algorithm Theory (10 ECTS)
- DAT550 Data Mining and Deep Learning (10 ECTS)
See admission requirements for MSc in Computer Science
- MAT600 Matrix Groups (10 ECTS)
- MAT610 Mathematical Analysis II (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: MAT210
- MAT630 Algebraic Geometry (10 ECTS)
- FYS600 General Relativity and Cosmology (10 ECTS)
- FYS610 Quantum Field Theory (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: FYS320
- FYS620 X-ray and Neutron scattering (10 ECTS)
- FYS630 Computational Solid State Physics (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: FYS320 and FYS540
- STA600 Generalized linear models (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: MAT100, MAT200 and STA100
See admission requirement for MSc in Mathematics and physics
- RIS510 Reliability analysis (10 ECTS)
- RIS630 Risk Management, Communication and Policy (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: RIS500, RAG500 or RIS505
- RIS610 Selected topics in risk management (10 ECTS) Prerequisite: RIS500, RAG500 or RIS505
- RIS525 Risk assessment, economic evaluation and decisions ( 10 ECTS)
See admission requirements for master in Risk Analysis, spesialisation in Risk Governance