4-year Bachelor of Music Performance

Concerts
The Barratt Due Symphony Orchestra holds concerts twice a year in the Oslo Concert Hall, or the Assembly Hall at the University of Oslo. Chamber concerts and recitals are organised throughout the year.

All students on the four-year BA degree programme are required to give a recital in their final year.

In addition, Barratt Due frequently collaborates with keynote, professional actors in the world of arts and culture. In recent years, this has included the National Touring Concert Institute (Rikskonsertene), the Bergen Music Festival, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

Chamber music
We consider chamber music as a core activity in a performing programme, thus we do our best to give each and every student a chance to experience the joy of playing in an ensemble.

The Chamber music is fulfilled through the everyday work as as well as in bigger, thematic projects like Scandal – Paris 1920, Passion and Phantasie and Entartete Musik. Features from other branches of art, guest lectures and social arrangements is also a part of this picture.

Master classes
Prominent national and international performers and teachers are a source of valuable inspiration.

The musicians that have held master classes at the Institute in the past few years include: Mauricio Fuks, Truls Mørk, Almita and Roland Vamos, Susanna Eken, Christian Lindberg, Hans Pålsson and Dora Schwartsberg.

Productions
Facing an audience is a universally important part of training, which is why giving the students practical experience of concert production plays a significant role; producing concerts for children and the elderly is a compulsory part of the education programme.

Furthermore, Barratt Due considers reaching out to new audiences and exploring new arenas for classical music as an important task for the classically trained musician.

Application deadline 15th of December for entrance the following academic year. 

• Apply for admission here

November 1, 2024: Application Form Opens
Register your application in the Søknadsweb and supplementary forms.

December 15, 2024: Application Deadline
The application form closes at 23:59.
Please remember to include the required documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

January 15, 2025: Deadline for Submitting Video Recording
This applies only to applicants outside the Nordic countries who have chosen a digital audition.

February 1, 2025: Deadline for Submitting Proof of Language Proficiency
Deadline for submitting language proficiency documentation for international applicants.

March 7-9, 2025: In Person Auditions at Barratt Due Institute of Music
The auditions for the upcoming school year will be held at Barratt Due’s premises in Lyder Sagens gate 2, Oslo, Norway

August 1, 2025: Deadline for Submission of Diploma
Diplomas for education completed in spring 2024 must be submitted by this date.

The Norwegian Language Test

The undergraduate studies offered at Barratt Due Insitute of music are taught in Norwegian, and applicants must therefore document proficiency in this language.

This can be done in one of the following ways:

• Norwegian (as a second language) in upper secondary school, 3rd year with the mark 2 or better. For information about how to qualify this way, please see vilbli.no
• The Norwegian Language Test – Advanced Level (Bergenstesten), written examination with the mark “bestått” (passed) from the autumn 2009 or a score of minimum 450 points (tests taken spring 2009 and earlier).
• Level 3 examination in Norwegian for foreign students at Norwegian universities.

This test is not required if you wish to apply for an exchange program.

Norwegian upper secondary education or equivalent international education.

The minimum entrance requirements for admission to higher education in Norway is set by NOKUT and states the basic requirements for admission to higher education in Norway.

Audition fees

The following fees apply:

Application fee: NOK 550 this applies to all applicants, for any course. The application fee can be paid here.

Tuition fee
The tuition fee at Barratt Due Institute of Music is for the academic year 2025/2026 NOK 26 620 year. An estimated monthly cost for students living in Oslo is approx. NOK 13.500.

From Q4 2023, students from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees to study at Norwegian universities and colleges, including Barratt Due. The tuition fee is set at NOK 380,000 per academic year (approx. 32.000EUR, 34.500USD and 26.600GBP).

Payment must be made in full by the specified deadline, as installment payments are not accepted. Students who fail to pay by the deadline will automatically lose their right to study.

Unfortunately, we do not offer any scholarships. As a general rule, international students cannot expect loans or subsidies from The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.

All students who plan to stay in Norway for more than three months, will need a student residence permit.

Visa requirements are regulated by the Norwegian Immigration Authorities and details are to be found in the GSU-list

For students who need to document sufficient funding in order to obtain a student visa, The Barratt Due Institute of Music has a deposit account where the funds can be deposited until a Norwegian bank account has been opened. Please contact us for further details.

For more information, please see:
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/studies/
http://www.studyinnorway.no/

Exemptions

There are specific exemptions to the tuition fee requirement. Below is a list of exemption categories for various groups of applicants.

Permanent Residence Permit
The student holds a permanent residence permit in Norway.

Compelling Humanitarian Grounds or Strong Connection to Norway
The student has a residence permit in Norway based on compelling humanitarian grounds or a particularly strong connection to Norway (udi.no).

Asylum
The student has been granted protection (asylum) in Norway.

Marriage to a Norwegian Citizen
The student is married to, or cohabits with and has a child with, a Norwegian citizen. Both the student and their spouse/cohabiting partner reside in Norway.

Family Member of an EEA Citizen Residing in Norway
The student has a right of residence in Norway as a family member of an EEA citizen. The EEA citizen must have a residence basis in Norway other than education. Family members include father, mother, spouse, or cohabiting partner with whom the student has a child.

Documentation Requirements:

• A copy of the student’s current residence permit.
• A copy of the decision from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) or the police showing that the student has a family immigration permit with a family member holding a residence permit in Norway. The family immigration decision must be submitted even if the student now has a permanent residence permit.
• A copy of the current residence permit or registration certificate for the individual with whom the student has family immigration rights.

British Citizens
During the transition period ending in 2020, British citizens were treated as if the United Kingdom were still a member of the EU and EEA.
If the student is a British citizen, they may be exempt from the tuition fee requirement if they had residency rights in Norway according to the EEA agreement before the end of the transition period (31 December 2020). The student must also have been residing in Norway.
If the student arrived in Norway on or after 1 January 2021, they must meet the other exemption requirements applicable to citizens from outside the EU to qualify for a tuition fee exemption.

Family Immigration
The student holds a residence permit on the basis of family immigration. The person with whom the student is reunited must either be a Norwegian citizen or a foreign national with a residence basis in Norway other than education.

Full-time Employment
The student has been residing in Norway and engaged in continuous full-time employment for at least 24 months directly prior to the start of their studies.
The student must have held a residence permit as a worker and paid taxes to Norway during the 24-month period of accrual. There must be no interruptions in the accrual period or between the accrual period and the start of studies requiring tuition payment. Exceptions may be made for absences of up to one year due to illness or childbirth. Annual leave of five weeks per year is accepted as part of the accrual period, as are parental leave periods connected with employment.
Work as an au pair is not considered full-time employment and does not qualify for a tuition fee exemption.

Documentation Requirements:

• Confirmation from employer(s) showing that the student has engaged in continuous full-time employment in Norway for at least 24 months before the start of their studies (with dates). The confirmation(s) must include the position percentage and be signed by the employer on official letterhead or stamped with the employer’s seal.
• Documentation showing that the student has paid taxes to Norway in the 24 months preceding the start of studies. Acceptable forms of documentation include tax assessment transcripts, payroll and withholding statements, or payslips.

Education in Norway
The student has completed at least three consecutive years of education in Norway, achieving the equivalent of at least three years of full-time studies (180 ECTS credits).
There must be no breaks in the accrual period or between the accrual period and the start of studies requiring tuition payment. Exceptions may be made for breaks of up to one year due to illness or childbirth.
During this period, the student must not have received loans or grants from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, public educational support from other countries (such as the Swedish Board of Student Finance or the Danish Agency for Higher Education), or Norwegian development support schemes (such as Norad, NUFU, or NORHED).

Documentation Requirements:
The student must submit a transcript or diploma for education undertaken in Norway. The transcript must be stamped and signed by the institution

Would you like to spend up to one year at Barratt Due Instiute of Music?

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Applications regarding housing students during the study period are made through the Student Union in Oslo (SiO). 

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The homes are of different sizes and you can apply as one person, a couple or a family with children. For more information or help with looking for housing, please contact SiO.

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