Searching for Master's Theses

Master's theses in Oria

Older master's theses are still held in the University Library's printed collections. These can be found using the standard search in Oria, that is, by selecting [University of Oslo Library] in the search box. You can limit your results to resource type master's theses by using the filter in the right-hand column.

In 2007, the submission of master's theses in digital format became mandatory at the University of Oslo. During the first years after 2007, theses were often submitted in both printed and digital formats. As a result, you may still find printed master's theses from years such as 2010 through the standard search in Oria.

To find digital master's theses from 2007 onwards, change the search scope to [Nasjonalt vitenarkiv] in the menu on the left-hand side of the search box.

Please note that this search scope also includes master's theses from all other institutions that use the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA).

Click on a search result and then use the [Check availability in NVA] link to access the full text of the master's thesis in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA).

Master's Theses in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA)

You can also search directly in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA) at: https://nva.sikt.no/

There, you can refine your search by selecting:

• Category: Master Thesis
• Publisher: Universitetet i Oslo

You can also search for master's theses from specific departments at the University of Oslo, or from other institutions:

• Go to Advanced Search.
• Under Category, click [Select Category] and choose [Master Thesis].
• Under Institution, search for and select "University of Oslo". Then click [Select unit] to find the desired unit or sub unit.
• Under Publisher, search for and select "Universitetet i Oslo" (in Norwegian). This step is important to limit the results to theses submitted at UiO.

• For theses submitted after September 2025, you can also refine your search by Subject code.

  

  For more information, please refer to the NVA Search User Guide.