Overview

You will gain insight into health-promoting and preventive work, and how different strategies and measures that promote healthy and sustainable diets can be implemented and evaluated.

The Public Health Nutrition - Master in Health Sciences programme at Oslo Metropolitan University also provides insight into key political actors and processes relating to food and nutrition. It includes national and global perspectives with particular focus on the relationship between food systems, diet and sustainability.

You will:

Gain insight into how food and nutrition policy, as well as social, cultural, economic and climate-related factors, relate to the health and nutrition situation at a local, national and global level.
Learn how to monitor and assess the extent and causes of diet and nutritional challenges among different population groups.
Be able to use theories, models and strategies, as well as knowledge of political actors and processes to plan, implement and evaluate nutrition-related, health promoting and preventive interventions and policies.
Can promote equitable access to safe, healthy and sustainable food through all life phases at a local, national and global level.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Food Systems

Diet

Sustainable Healthy Food

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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80

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for this programme you need:

a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree with a specialisation in food- or nutrition sciences or public health through subjects/courses worth at least 80 ECTS credits, of which 30 ECTS in nutrition are mandatory.

an average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) for your bachelor's degree

proof of your English proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

200500 NOK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 200500 NOK per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 NOK per year during 24 months.

For students from the EU/EEA/EFTA the only cost of this programme is the semester fee of approximately NOK 1,000

Living costs for Oslo

11682 - 19230 NOK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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