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University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand · Norway · Research university

University of Agder

Public university on Norway’s south coast; five English bachelor’s, from esports in Grimstad to English, development and music in Kristiansand.

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In English
5 programmes
City
Kristiansand
Apply via
Søknadsweb; Nordic citizens use Samordna opptak
Next deadline
15 Dec 2026

Deadlines

  1. 15 December 2026*

    Music degrees: application deadline in Søknadsweb
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "Application deadline for all applicants to music performance programmes" on 15 December, with no year; this site assumes the 2027 intake. Two of UiA's four English-taught bachelor's are music performance degrees, so for them the deadline is December, not 1 March.

    Source

  2. 1 March 2027*

    EU/EEA deadline: Academic Esports, English, Global Development Studies
    Hard deadline
    Details

    UiA's date, published as "Application deadline for EU/EEA applicants" with no year, so this site assumes the 2027 intake. It covers Academic Esports and English; the two music performance degrees close earlier, on 15 December (their own entry). UiA's application web opens 1 February, and results for EU/EEA applicants come on 1 June and 10 July.

    Source

  3. 15 April 2027

    Nordic citizens: Samordna opptak deadline for the same three
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (3 more)

  1. 1 February 2027

    Application web opens for EU/EEA and Nordic applicants
    DetailsSource

  2. 1 June 2027*

    First results for EU/EEA applicants (second batch 10 July)
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After the Norwegian documentation deadline. The institutions read your results through the IB's Request for Results Service, which you arrange with your coordinator in advance.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Norway

What you could study here

Free for EU/EEA citizens.

Classical Music Performance

Bachelor (180 ECTS) · 3 yrs

Audition on your main instrument plus aural and theory tests; a recorded audition and online tests are possible from abroad.

Arts

Electronic Music

Bachelor (180 ECTS) · 3 yrs

Entrance exam: 10–15 minutes of your own produced work plus a written statement by 15 January.

Arts

English

Bachelor (180 ECTS) · 3 yrs

Taught in English and Norwegian. UiA recommends English beyond the one-year upper-secondary minimum; no subject is required.

Languages

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma meets the entry requirement, and English at any grade that passes, SL or HL, covers English. The two music degrees add an entrance exam.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Academic Esports is taught mainly on the Grimstad campus; UiA says each class also has one day on the Kristiansand campus.

All 3 notes
  • Academic Esports is taught mainly on the Grimstad campus; UiA says each class also has one day on the Kristiansand campus.
  • In 2026 every qualified Samordna opptak applicant to Academic Esports was offered a place.
  • Global Development Studies sets the fourth semester aside for exchange, with Erasmus+ grants available.

Sources
  1. UiA — How to apply to degree programmes (application calendar) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. UiA — Programmes taught in English — checked 2026-09-25
  3. UiA — Language requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  4. UiA — Performing music studies: application and entrance exam — checked 2026-09-25
  5. UiA — Entrance exam for the Bachelor's Programme in Electronic Music (published 22 Sep 2026) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. UiA — Academic Esports, bachelor — checked 2026-09-25
  7. UiA — Akademisk e-sport (Samordna opptak code 201 489; 2026 point limits) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. UiA — Electronic Music, bachelor — checked 2026-09-25
  9. UiA — Global Development Studies, bachelor — checked 2026-09-25
  10. UiA — When do I receive the results of my application? — checked 2026-09-25
  11. UiA — Engelsk, bachelor (studiekode 201 887; 30 places; English and Norwegian; 2026: all qualified admitted) — checked 2026-09-30
  12. UiA — Globale utviklingsstudier, bachelor (studiekode 201 484; 45 places; 2026: all qualified admitted) — checked 2026-09-30
  13. UiA — Classical Music Performance, bachelor (15 places; entrance exam) — checked 2026-09-30
  14. UiA — English, bachelor (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30