Nord University - Business School
Master of Science in Business
Bodø, Norway
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
NOK 180,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for EU/EEA-applicants | Non-EU/EEA: December 1, 2023
** minimum tuition fees applicable. Contact the university for more information
Key Summary
About: The Master of Science in Business at Nord University prepares students for entrepreneurship, leadership, corporate finance, and stock-market roles. The programme attracts national, international students and emphasizes digital, scientific tools, business administration, and problem-solving. It's the Business School’s flagship degree, established in the 1980s, with strong student satisfaction (Student Barometer 2019).
Career Outcomes: Graduates gain broad, applicable competence and work across private and public sectors: banking, finance, accounting, auditing, industry, energy, ministries, consultancy, and senior management. Many start companies or move into advisory roles. Successful graduates may pursue PhD study. Career opportunities include corporate, financial, consultancy, and public-sector roles.
Do you have an entrepreneurial dream, or do you want to acquire the knowledge you may need as a leader? Want to learn more about how to develop good solutions that can drive businesses forward? Or do you envision an exciting career on the stock exchange, or in a multinational company? Then this is the study program for you.
The Business School’s attractive degree in Business Administration attracts students from the entire country and has many international students. We educate change agents who can reflect analyze and use both digital and scientific tools to solve challenges. The study program is constantly being developed to adapt to society, business, and students' needs. The candidates in this study program, which is the Business School’s flagship, report that they are very satisfied with the education (The Student Barometer 2019). Since its establishment in the 1980s, the Business School has provided both Norwegian, national, and international businesses with highly competent economists/”siviløkonomer”.
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.