Master of Science in Business

Autumn 2024 (1st Semester)

• ORG5000 Innovation and Change Processes
• EK342E Valuation
• MAF5005 Global trends
• FIN5005 Business Analytics

Spring 2025 (2nd Semester)

• ECO5015 Risk Management and Internal Control

Major

• Finance and Investment
• Management Control
• Marketing and Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Elective courses

• Corporate Finance
• Advanced Business Development
• Innovation Management
• Performance Measurement in the Public Sector
• Managing Innovation for Sustainability

Autumn 2025 (3rd Semester)

• Ethics in an Uncertain World

Major

• Finance and Investment
• Management Control
• Marketing and Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Spring 2026 (4th Semester)

Major

• Finance and Investment
• Management Control
• Marketing and Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Holds advanced breadth and in-depth knowledge in the field of business economics.
• Has in-depth knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and models within subjects of change management, strategic analysis, and valuation and profitability analysis.
• Possesses specialized knowledge within a self-defined limited major: finance, management control, international marketing, or innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Has insight into relevant and contemporary international research literature and applies this to new phenomena and issues within the field of business administration.
• Knows relevant analytical tools and techniques to solve business ethical issues with ethical values.
• Holds advanced knowledge of business research traditions and methodology and in-depth knowledge of research ethical norms.
• Possesses specialized knowledge of methods, techniques, and acceptable progression to carry out and disseminate an independent empirical research project.

Skills

The candidate:

• Is specialized in analyzing existing scientific theories and research methods in the field of business administration, and can critically evaluate their interpretations.
• Can critically analyze and evaluate established truths, information, and information sources.
• Is specialized in obtaining relevant research literature and able to compile, analyze, and evaluate literature.
• Holds specialized competence in analyzing business economics issues based on relevant theory and empirical evidence, and assessing the appropriate research methodology.
• Is specialized in analyzing, structuring, and formulating professional reasoning and arguments.
• Possesses specialized competence in implementing, producing, and disseminating an independently defined research project under guidance by ethical norms within research.

General competence

The candidate:

• Can produce independent analytical scientific work in line with the corporate economic tradition of academic dissemination both in writing and verbally.
• Can apply scientific theories and models to illustrate business cases and issues in practice, based on ethical principles.
• Can reflect and be critical of established truths, and conscious of the role of their profession in the community of ethical awareness.
• Is competent to contribute to change and innovation processes in business-economic issues in a business.
• Can apply their knowledge and skills to carry out advanced tasks and projects for and in collaboration with various specialized public and private professions, and nonprofit organisations.
• Is specialized in analyzing and evaluating business cases with relevant tools to solve practical issues.
• Is specialized in discussing and communicating comprehensive business cases and an independent research project using enterprise economic expressions.
• Can communicate academic issues and conclusions in the field of business administration with other specialized professions and the general public.

The Business School’s Master of Business Administration degree is widely known and gives you a broad and applicable competence that gives you many job opportunities in both the private and public sectors. Our former students work in everything from the banking and finance industry to accounting and auditing, industry and energy, and ministries or other public institutions. Several of them are in senior positions or work as consultants, supervisors, and advisors. Several of our former students have also, with great success, developed their own companies. Over the years, the Business School has educated several thousand economists (siviløkonomer), and many of them are currently in leading positions in both Norwegian and international companies.

Following further studies

Upon successful completion of this MSc, candidates qualify for applying for admission to the PhD programme at Nord University Business School as well as at other institutions in Norway and abroad. For further information about the Nord University PhD programme, please refer to specific information about this programme on our website.