Master of Architecture
For the coming academic year there are 15 places available.
Key information and dates for admission 2025
- 10 December 2024: Digital Open House
- 1 December 2024: The application portal Søknadsweb opens
- 3 February 2025: Deadline to register application in Søknadsweb
- 5 February 2025: Deadline to upload all documentation in Søknadsweb
- 1 April 2025: Result of admission
Formal requirements
You need to document the following:
1. That you have equivalent to 180 ECTS with this course combination:
- Material technology
- Structural mechanics and building construction
- Architectural history
- Urbanism
- Engineering/Planning/Projecting
- Introduction to philosophy and method
Some of the subjects listed above may overlap. The requirement is that you must have completed a total of 180 ECTS.
2. That you have satisfactory English skills.
Click here for the English language requirements.
About the required documentation:
- Self-declaration for course combination
- Transcript of Records from previous relevant education
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Please upload your Transcript of Records and Diploma from relevant, higher education (University level). The documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
The documentation must include:- Name of the school, univeristy or institution
- Year and term for your studies
- Results for each course you have completed
If your university cannot issue a Transcript of Records or Diploma Supplement in English or a Scandinavian language, you must provide a certified translation. You cannot translate the documents yourself.
If you have done relevant courses in addition to your undergraduate degree, you may upload these.
If you have not completed your bachelor degree by the application deadline, supply the information you have at the time of applying, such as Transcript of Records and formal documentation about the courses in progress. Submit your final degree transcripts and Diploma as soon as you have received these.
Your degree must be completed by semester start in August. - Course description of all required courses
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Course descriptions must be in English or a Scandinavian language (Not necessary with course descriptions for all courses - only for the required course combination). The course descriptions must include the number of credits awarded.
- Documentation of satisfactory knowledge of English
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International applicants from outside the Nordic countries must document satisfactory English language knowledge. Please read more here.
- CV
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List your education and relevant jobs, etc. The CV must be submitted in English or a Scandinavian language. There is no particular requirements for the format or layout of the CV.
- Digital Portfolio
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The AHO Assessment Committee evaluates your portfolio. The portfolio must contain a selection of your works/projects, from studies and work experience.
Criteria’s for assessment are knowledge and sensibility towards various aspects of architecture studies, skills and variety of representation, and portfolio design: structure, length, clarity and conveying of concept rather than completed and fulfilled assignments.
There is not a minimum or maximum number of works/projects, please choose the works/projects that best represents you.
Your portfolio must be uploaded as one single pdf. file of maximum 15 MB. Links or websites will not be accepted as a submitted portfolio.
See general guidelines for your portfolio here. - Motivation letter
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State the reason why you have chosen the specific Master's programme, and also why you have chosen AHO. Explain the connection to your current studies in your choice of programme; List particular area of competence reached in your bachelor education, and your proficiency in techniques, including digital tools. How will your interests and skills contribute to your success as a Master's student at AHO and what do you hope to gain by being admitted? What are your expectations for your future career and for the society where you will practice your profession?
Max one A4 page in English. - Financial Declaration
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*Applies only to applicants with citizenship from outside of EU, EEA and Switzerland.
Please download the form for Financial Declaration here.
Tuition fees will be charged to international students with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. More information is available on our web page about costs and living.
Due to this, all applicants with citizenship from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland must fill out and submit the form for financial declaration.
Application process
Login to Søknadsweb
Log on to Søknadsweb to register as an applicant and apply to AHO.After registration you will receive an email with the log in credentials.
Upload required documentation
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Self-declaration for course combination
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Transcript of records from previous relevant education (Certified translation)
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Course description of all required courses in English or Norwegian
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Documentation of satisfactory knowledge in English
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CV
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Digital portfolio
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Motivation letter
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Financial Declaration (only for non-EU, EEA and EFTA citizens).
Incomplete applications and non-mandatory documentation will not be considered.
Format: PDF
Max size: 15 MB
After the deadline
Your portfolio will be assessed by an Assessment Committee and you may be asked to do a video interview.
The results of the application will be given by April 1.
Due to the high number of applicants, feedback on the portfolio will not be given.
Log into Søknadsweb to check the status of your application.
Costs and living
Tuition fees will be charged to international students with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. Please find more information about costs and living here.
Admission Decisions and Announcements
- Publishing the results
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The result of the admission to our International Master programmes at AHO will be published in the application portal Søknadsweb.
Go to Søknadsweb
- Offer for Admission
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If you have received an offer of admission, you will receive a Letter of Admission from AHO. Please remember that you must accept or decline the offer within the stated deadline. Log in to Søknadweb and electronically submit your response.
- Waiting list
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Only 20 applicants are listed in the Waiting list. If you have been placed on a waiting list, you must accept or decline this to keep your spot. Log in to Søknadweb and electronically submit your response.
Applicants will not be informed of their number in line. If a place becomes available, and you are next on the waiting list, you will receive an offer of admission. Such offers may arrive up until start of classes.
- Not qualified
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Not qualified is the same as a rejection. This result indicates that we cannot see that you fulfil our admission requirements. Either you have not uploaded all the required documentation, or the documentation you have uploaded fail to show that you are formally qualified for the programme.
- Appeal
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Appeals regarding formal errors may be put before the Appeals Board at AHO. The Assessment Committees evaluation of the applicant's skills cannot be questioned.
Appeals must be submitted within 3 weeks after receiving this letter. For further information about the rights of appeal and methods of approach in case of an appeal, please contact us.