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MSc in Economics and Business Administration Master i Økonomi og Administrasjon

ENDRE BJØRNDAL, ACADEMIC HEAD OF THE MSCEBA / MØA PROGRAMME ENDRE.BJORNDAL@NHH.NO

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FACTS ABOUT NHH

• State owned business school established in 1936
• Approx. 3500 students at bachelor’s and master’s

programmes

• Approx. 400 employees, including 250 faculty

members

• Collaboration with more than 180 universities and

business schools in more than 50 countries, including CEMS

• Budget: 592 million NOK, of which 501 million NOK

is state financed

• Campus in Bergen and Oslo
• The NHH group includes SNF, AFF and NHHS

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STUDY WITH THE BEST, LEARN FROM THE BEST

• Research-based teaching of high quality
• Exciting international opportunities
• Very good job and career opportunities
• Lecturers from academia and from the

business community

• An active and engaging student life

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Study programmes at NHH

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3-year PhD programme

2-year MSc in Economics and Business Administration

3-year bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Administration

2-year Executive MBA (part-time) CEMS MIM 2-year Master’s in Accounting and Auditing

• Approx. 160

students

• Approx. 1,600

students

• Approx. 1,750

students

• Approx. 100

students

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MSc in Economics and Business Administration / Master i Økonomi

• g Administrasjon
• Two-year programme that qualifies for jobs
• as specialists, consultants or leaders,
• in the private and public sector,
• in Norway or internationally.
• Teaching mainly in English
• Gives the title MSc in Economics and

Business Administration

• Final part of the 5-year siviløkonom

programme based on

• Bachelor i Økonomi og Administrasjon (BØA)
• Bachelor i Regnskap og Revisjon (BRR)
• or equivalent.

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• Employed?
• 90 % six months after graduation
• 99 % in relevant jobs
• 88 % before graduation
• Average salary
• Base: NOK 498 000
• Total: NOK 569 000
• Top five sectors
• Consulting

34 %

• Auditing

16%

• Banking / Insurance / Finance

15 %

• IT / Telecom

6 %

• Accounting

6 %

• Other facts
• 8 % self-employed
• 7 % work abroad

Job market survey 2019

See full report here.

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Programme learning outcomes

Upon completion of the programme, the candidates shall

Knowledge  have developed solid competence in empirical methods  have an in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of relevant theories and empirics within economics and business administration  have broad insight in relevant national and international challenges and be able to apply knowledge to new areas Skills  be capable of updating themselves and applying new knowledge throughout their career  have developed good analytical skills  have learned to work independently with advanced problems General competence  be able to communicate with both specialists and non-specialists about their academic field  have acquired a knowledge of and the ability to reflect upon and take into consideration sustainability and ethical issues  have a solid basis for operating professionally in an international setting  be able to contribute to innovation and entrepreneurship  understand implications of information technology in business and society ​

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Programme structure

• All Students in the MSc in Economics and Business Administration programme

must complete a specialisation – a major (“hovedprofil”):

• At least six courses (45 ECTS) from one of the majors.
• A master thesis (30 ECTS) on a topic within your major.
• Norwegian (siviløkonom) students must in addition have a minor (“støtteprofil”):
• Three courses (22,5 ECTS) from one of the other specialisations.
• For international students this is an option, but not a requirement.
• Free electives
• Three or six courses (22,5 ECTS or 45 ECTS)

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• Majors
• FIE

Financial Economics

• BUS Business Analysis and Performance

Management (Økonomisk Styring)

• BAN Business Analytics
• ENE Energy, Natural Resources and the

Environment

• ECN Economics
• ECO Economic Analysis
• STR Strategy and Management
• MBM Marketing and Brand Management
• NBD New Business Development
• Minors
• All majors + separate minor in taxation

(skatteøkonomi)

• International opportunities
• Exchange as minor (+ InternAbroad)
• Norwegian School of Entrepreneurship

(Gründerskolen)

• Innovation School
• International double degrees
• Two degrees in two years! (with a little extra

effort)

• Double degrees with recognised schools
• CEMS Master’s in International Management
• Joint degree for all 30 CEMS schools
• Highly ranked

Offered specialisations / options

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Programme requirements

• Mandatory core courses
• Specific requirements for each major!
• At least one course (7,5 ECTS) in empirical methods
• Ensures good methodological skills
• Useful for your thesis work
• Course must be chosen within your major
• See description of individual majors for available courses
• Everybody must take an ethics course – at least 2,5 ECTS
• The ethics course can be taken as part of the major, the minor, or as one of the free electives
• See list of available courses here

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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

• We do not know exactly which restrictions will

apply in the autumn semester, so we are preparing for different scenarios

• Updated information at

https://www.nhh.no/en/coronavirus2/

• Online teaching will be available for full-time

international students in the autumn semester

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MORE INFORMATION?

• Detailed presentation of majors and other
• ptions on this web page
• NHH web pages about the curriculum
• https://www.nhh.no/studier/master-i-okonomi-og-

administrasjon/studieplan-master-15/

• https://www.nhh.no/en/study-programmes/msc-in-

economics-and-business-administration/curriculum- master-15/