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Master of Management

Master of Management is an experience-based master's degree that is adapted so that it can be completed next job. You can build your degree at your own pace and choose the contents of your master's degree from a broad portfolio of Master of Management programs.

Master of Management is a flexible Master of 90 credits. To achieve the degree once you have three optional Master of Management programs. A single application gives you 30 credits at Masters level. The order and combination of the programs chosen freely in relation to job, career plans and personal development.

Each Master of Management program is a module in a Master of Management degree program. When you are finished, you titled your Master of Management. The program is eligible for loans from the State Educational Loan Fund. ...

MSc in Business and Economics

The Master of Science in Business and Economics is a two year leadership and business programme.  Students entering this programme will take coursework together with students already enrolled in the integrated 5-year programme in Business and Economics (Siviløkonom).

Programme structure

In this MSc programme, students choose a major as their main vehicle for specialisation. In addition students choose a minor consisting of 3-4 courses, or free electives. One can choose between Major in Economics, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Logistics – Supply Chains and Networks, and Business Law, Tax and Accounting. Core courses provide a common methodological platform for all MSc students and are taken in the first year of the programme. The programme culminates in the Master Thesis, which enables the student to pursue in depth a particular area of interest and develop a personal understanding of a leading edge issue in the field of specialisation....

MSc in Financial Economics

BI’s Financial Economics department is internationally recognised as one of the leading within its field. This excellent research quality is reflected in the MSc in Financial Economics. The MSc in Financial Economics gives you a thorough understanding of the latest financial theories, financial decision criteria and risk management and will give you the tools needed to analyse complex financial and administrative problems. 
In addition to the focus on fundamental financial theories, students will choose a specialisation area like investments, risk management, corporate finance or financial derivatives.This course combination will give students a understanding of modern financial theories and their applicability....

MSc in Leadership and Organisational Psychology

Organisational Psychology provides knowledge and expertise in the ways individual, group and organisational factors influence organisational performance, problem solving and decision making.This MSc programme is highly relevant to managers, researchers and consultants who are working to help organisations to develop, manage change and stay innovative.

The Master of Science in Leadership and Organisational Psychology focuses on the human resources of organisations.Programme StructureThe MSc in Leadership and Organisational Psychology is a two-year, 120-ECTS-credit programme consisting of 90 course credits and 30 MSc thesis credits. Core courses provide a common methodological platform for all MSc students and are taken in the first year of the programme. Specialisation courses cover fundamental issues in your specialisation area. Some of these courses are mandatory, while others are electives. In the second year of the programme, the specialisation courses may build on subjects covered in the first year and include more up to date research in the given field of study and elaborate on theories and models presented earlier. Make sure to check the prerequisites for the courses in your programme....

MSc in Strategic Marketing Management

The MSc in Strategic Marketing Management programme aims to educate market-oriented leaders for the modern economy. The program is founded on three pillars: marketing theory, statistical methods, and financial implications of marketing investments. Following this we view marketing as investments in customer assets with the objective of increasing customer equity and firm value.Marketing is the company function charged with defining customer targets and the ultimate method of satisfying their needs and demands competitively and profitably. The MSc in Strategic Marketing Management provides a rigorous academic programme aimed at providing students with important marketing skills in influencing the level, timing, and composition of demand for a product, service, organization, place, person, idea or some form of information....

Master of Management in tax law

BI offers in cooperation with the Tax Administration an experience-based master's degree in tax law. The study conducted in part so that it can be combined with the job.

Master of Management in tax law (MSA) offers instruction in many of the leading experts and leading international experts.

Programme content

The program emphasizes deep understanding of the issues that particularly challenging skattepraktikeren in everyday life. The focus is on restructuring, financial instruments, international transactions and transfer pricing. Accounting Understanding, appreciation and broad insight into the business thinking behind business decisions are important elements of the program. The emphasis is on corporate and commercial exploitation, not personal taxation. ...

Business Analysis and Development - methods and tools

Many companies do better during the construction of its decisions by relevant economic analysis. This may be the assessment of an investment or rationalization project, commercial evaluation of strategic options and preparing a business plan for obtaining financing.

The program will also focus on different ways to present the commercial side of a project - so that decision-making does feel confident in their choices.

Participants will gain detailed insight into the way we should develop cost in practice for many different purposes and there is considerable insight into the different tools for different purposes, and not least how such tools should be implemented in practice. ...

Currency and interest rate strategies: How should the company manage currency and interest rate risk?

Hedging instruments we use to reduce currency and interest rate risk has implications for corporate earnings. The focus is therefore a trade-off between risk and return.

The program presents, among other methods to manage your risks related to fluctuations in foreign exchange and fixed income markets. There will be an introduction to these important methods and instruments that are relevant in risk management.

Who should attend

The program is aimed at professional key personnel who manage currency and interest rate risk in their respective businesses, and executives who need insight into the impact of the various strategic options, for corporate earnings. ...

Increased profitability through better cost

Most are excellent aware that costs creates income and thus are important to any creation. The challenge is usually when to analyze the costs associated with different types of decisions. Whether in connection with the expansion, product mix, product launch, customer analysis or cost. But how to handle this in the best possible way?

This program gives participants a thorough review of theories, models and tools for evaluating different types of projects and strategies. Participants will be able to prepare analysis related to the commercial evaluation of different strategies, business cases or investments. And not at least be able to communicate them to decision makers. ...

Leadership - the key to business success

Norwegian companies are investing heavily in leadership development. Few people know what they get back. Through these two days we give you new perspectives on how the company can best prepare for leadership development and the processes that turn out to create better leaders.

We we review the contemporary research-based view of leadership. We will focus on how leaders and leadership potential can be measured. Central is also pedagogical approaches to learning and how leadership development can be organized in a practical in-house.

Who should attend

The program is aimed at executives and middle managers and those responsible for facilitating leadership development in the company. Participants should preferably have some years of management or management development experience. The program assumes that participants are practically experienced with varying theoretical backgrounds. ...

Practical climate strategy - a business opportunity for your business

It is rapidly increasing understanding of the conscious part of the work that the global climate challenge is real and will require adaptation at all levels of society, including businesses and organizations. But many are still unsure whether they should do something, and if so what. Should your company / organization simply wait for future legal requirements, or should establish an active business climate strategy to exploit the opportunities and avoid the threats that climate change creates for business.

In this program, participants will learn the NOK about climate change to assess whether their own company / organization should take action to control greenhouse emissions. Participants will learn about the pace of climate change, about the effects of climate change will have, and what countermeasures can be implemented at global, national and local levels. The program focuses on what is possible mitigation at the enterprise level, so that participants can develop a specific and suitable climate strategy for its own operations. ...

The project as a work - focus on the critical success factors

The use of the project as a method for problem solving has never been greater than today, and many projects are very extensive and costly. To keep track of these and ensure quality implementation, it requires good recipes and tools. All projects must be planned exactly, well organized and controlled precisely.

Regardless of the size of a project, there are many conditions that must be in place to achieve a successful implementation and good results. Not least is good project management a necessity to achieve success. There are many questions to be answered, such as: How to find the right project? How to plan and organize the project? How to manage the project? How to increase the chances that the project is a success? ...

The programme is based on 6 two-week modules that run over a period of 18 months, starting mid January 2010. International Learning ExperienceBI Norwegian Business School’s Executive MBA programme has a global focus and brings together participants and faculty with international experience. In addition to the general management courses, the programme offers three one-week seminars in collaboration with Nanyang Business School in Singapore, Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain and faculty from Haas School of Business (University of California at Berkeley), USA. Continuous development and learning are important factors in today’s constantly changing society. Skilled employees are a great asset to companies aspiring to permanent growth. With this in mind, BI has developed an 18-month general management Executive MBA programme for managers who need additional training in management and leadership skills. The programme will enable you to:*participate in general management courses with a focus on economics, finance and strategic leadership*understand international markets and business trends through international seminarsprovided by state of the art international business schools*improve your skills in classes taught by senior faculty through case discussions withyour fellow participants*develop leadership and management skills through the interaction with fellow participants from diverse professional, personal and cultural backgrounds.The Executive MBA curriculum consists of 12 core courses in general management and three one-week international seminars that are taught during six two-week, face-to-face residential modules, a consultancy project and distance and on-campus group work. Core CoursesThe core courses transcend the traditional distinction between the“hard” and “soft” aspects of management and provide an integrating framework for the entire programme. They provide the participants both with a practical analysis and an in-depth study of managerial issues. The participants are assessed not only on their written or oral group work, but also on their class participation. This gives the programme a practical oriented flavour and the students a range of best practice solutions from a variety of industries and sectors. International SeminarsThe Executive MBA includes three one-week international seminars thatallow the participants to experience business practices and trends in differentenvironments. The seminars focus on three important topics and areas:• Business Strategies in the Asian Market (Singapore)• European Issues and Latin-American Business Trends (IE, Madrid)• Innovation Management/Commercialisation Strategies(San Francisco and Berkeley) Consultany ProjectThe project is an integral part of the programme in order to allow participants to apply knowledge and skills acquired during the programme to a real-life business situation. The project is a team effort and runs over a period of one year. EMBA participants are selected on the basis of their motivation and potential, work experience and previous education. Participants can continue working while simultaneously being part of an exciting learning environment. The typical EMBA class consists of 25 to 35 participants with an age range from 30 to 52. The participants come from diverse educational backgrounds such as Engineering, Science, Business and Economics and have significant work experience from a wide range of industries and sectors.Admission requirementsA university degree (bachelor’s degree) or an equivalent professionalqualification. (In certain exceptional cases the admissions committeewill consider candidates who do not meet this requirement, butwho have substantial and international work experience) Two letters of recommendation (at least one letter attesting to theparticipant’s performance in a work situation) Significant management experience An interview...

The Executive MBA in Energy will allow you to further develop your general management skills and update your knowledge of current energy issues.

The Executive MBA in Energy programme is offered in partnership by BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway, Nanyang Business School, NTU in Singapore and IFP School in Paris.

The three partner schools each contribute their specific expertise that is based on excellent research and strong links with energy industries, intergovernmental organisations and public authorities worldwide.

The Executive MBA in Energy offers a unique mix of general management issues, energy oriented courses and specific insights into the Asian and Oceanic regions....

The Executive Master of Management in Energy is a cooperation between BI Norwegian Business School and the well-known business schools ESCP-EAP and IFP School in Paris, France.IFP School is the school of the French Petroleum Institute and one of the world's leading institutions in petroleum education.

Programme Content

The Executive Master of Management in Energy programme includes a theoretical base of energy economics and energy policy supplemented by financial and operational issues concerning the energy industry, with an emphasis on the oil, gas and electricity industries. Environmental issues emerge as major determinants of future energy systems. Such a comprehensive frame of reference gives the necessary background for decision-makers who need these tools in order to deal with complex problems from a long-term strategic perspective. Participants will receive a solid understanding of the technical aspects of energy economics and the strategic challenges of European and global energy markets. In addition, attention is paid to the political and economic forces that shape the international competition for energy.The Executive Master of Management in Energy programme consists of:- Energy specific core program: 8 courses of 30 hours each divided into 4 two-weeks modules - 4 general management programs in Managerial economics, Corporate Finance, Marketing and Corporate Strategy - Consultancy project - Group work - Course papers - Case studies...