Have you accepted your offer?
You must send a confirmation of acceptance before 24 July. You can do this through SøknadsWeb. Please get in touch with admission@hioa.no as soon as possible if you have accepted your offer, but are unable to participate in the programme. Remember to include your application number in the email.
Mandatory attendance
The Master's programme has 2 start up dates:
If you have your educational background from outside the department of Product Design at OsloMet, you will need to attend a mandatory course on HSE (Health, Security and Environment) to be certified to use our workshop facilities and machines. These courses starts monday 6th of August at 9 am. The HSE course and workshops will be from 9 am to 3 pm monday to friday in week 32.
(Please note that you will also have to attend the registration on August 14th, when the academic year starts up)
If you graduated with a BA at the department of Product Design your start-up date is August 14th at 10.00 am
It is mandatory to attend the first day of class, as you will be registering on this day. If you do not attend, your admission to study can be revoked.
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Time: Tuesday august 14th at 10 am
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Place: The lobby Campus Kjeller
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Directions to Campus Kjeller (hioa.no)
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If you travel by train or bus to Lillestrøm station, you will be met by student ambassadors (faddere) there, who will guide onto the right bus, and follow you to campus.
Conflicting information regarding your first day at OsloMet may occur. Please note that the information on this site is the correct information. Deviations may occur in your calendar.
Are you unable to attend your first day?
If you are not able to attend the first day due to illness or other compelling reasons, you must apply for Postponed Start of Studies. Please send your application to infosenter-tkd@oslomet.no. Remember to include, complete name, personal ID number and study programme, in addition to date and time of when you will be able to attend. Note that the mandatory courses commences August 14th.
Have you done all you need to do before you start your classes?
As a new student, there are many important things you need to sort out before your classes start. We have created a checklist for new students, where you can find information on housing, funding, registration and much more
Lecture schedules
The time tables on top of the page is not conclusive. Schedules will be handed out at the start of your studies.
Time and place for the first weeks of the semester can be found here (tba)
NOTE: If you have a backround other than Bachelor from Product Design at HiOA, you will need to attend a pre-course in HSE and workshops, starting august ?th.
Reading list, programme- and course descriptions
In the programme- and course descriptions, you will find the information you need about the content of the programme such as working methods, coursework requirements, form of examination. You will find the links to the descriptions in the semester overview at the top of this page.
There will also be links to reading lists before semester start in the semester overview at the top of this page. Some reading lists are already published, check if your lists are published by searching for your subject title or subject code here.
Buying tools and equipment for your studies
You need to purchase approved clothing before you start your studies.
From the academic year starting autumn 2017 students must have their own laptop to use at school. You will get specifications at the start of your studies, or you can check the list below (currently only in Norwegian).
Personlig dataverktøy, tegnemateriell og personlig verktøy og utstyr til produktdesignstudiet
Do you have any questions?
The answer to most questions can be found on student.oslomet.no, but do not hesitate to get in touch with us if there is anything we can help you with. You will find the contact information in the box on the right.