Risk Analysis - Master

Become a risk expert at a time when terrorism, pandemics, climate change and complex technological risks are some of the challenges facing society. With a master’s degree in Risk Analysis, you can analyse, assess, communicate, manage and govern all types of risk. Society is in a rapid development where conflicts, climate change, diseases and increasing energy needs put pressure on the world’s resources - and create new risk and safety challenges. Change and sustainable development of society is necessary. Working life needs good candidates who can contribute with high competence in risk. The study programme in Risk Analysis gives you a unique competence in understanding and relating to risk, including risk assessment, risk perception, risk communication, risk management and risk governance, policy related to risk, and risk science. Key topics related to safety, security and resilience are also covered, as well as topics related to emergency preparedness and crisis management.

Programme-specific requirements recorded in SIT Connect.

• For the specialisation in Risk Governance A bachelor's degree within social sciences, natural sciences, psychology, pedagogy, social anthropology, law, geography, engineering, mathematics, statistics, biology, chemistry, physics, urban planning and societal safety, political science, economics. Other backgrounds that may meet the requirements for admission include: customs and border management, police, teacher education, health and social care, journalism, hotel management, and tourism management, social sciences, health and social sciences, economics and administration, history, and philosophy of science. Applicants with other types of educational background will be evaluated by the admission committee. For the specialisation in Engineering and Technology A bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, mathematics (including statistics), natural sciences or equivalent is required. Applicants must have at least 20 ECTS credits in mathematics/statistics/calculus. At least 5 ECTS credits must be statistics. Admission to this master's programme requires a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C (according to ECTS Standards) in your bachelor's degree.

The official programme record lists English. It does not publish a programme-specific minimum language-test score, so no score is invented here.

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This programme is recorded as accredited in the central catalogue.