Master of Science in Business Administration

Career prospects

The MSc program in Business Administration offers wide-ranging career opportunities in business, industry, government, and professional organisations, with prospects in terms of both leadership and professional expert careers. Examples of job content include economic research, fund management, investment analysis, corporate finance, energy and environmental impact analyses, system design for incentivized motivation, brand building and strategic marketing, industry development, regional, national or international administration, and work in development agencies, consultancies, think tanks, chambers of commerce, and innovative firms.

For each major:

Finance
A major in finance provides you with skills and knowledge that are highly valuable in a wide range of future careers in both the public and private sector. Finance candidates have many possible career paths, for example: corporate finance (controller, treasury), financial markets (trader, analyst, strategist, regulator), banking (investment banking, consumer banks), asset management (insurance companies, pension funds), government/central Bank/administration, accounting, private equity. Many finance candidates choose to spend a few years within the structured trainee programs of the large accounting/consulting firms to enhance their choices even more.

Economics
With the Economics major, you have good job opportunities both in the private business sector (finance, industry, energy) and in the public sector (state and municipality, directorate). Our graduates are working in various related fields, including consultancy, banks and financial services, oil and gas sector, and government agencies.

Management
Graduates from the management major will be well-equipped to take on leadership roles in a variety of industries, from consulting and finance to technology and non-profit organizations. With a solid foundation in strategic management and modern empirical skills, our alumni are poised to become innovative leaders and change-makers in their respective fields, driving organizational success and contributing to a more sustainable future.

A master of science degree in business administration also meets the formal requirement for admission to Ph.D. programs.

Admission requirements

Applicants with foreign educational background must have a bachelor's degree with minimum 90 ECTS within economics and administrative disciplines: Business Economics, Administrative Science, Economics and Methodology. The subjects within the fields of business economics and administrative sciences must be equal to minimum 30 ECTS. Methodology must include both mathematics and statistics.

There is a requirement for minimum grade average of C on ECTS scale.

Applicants who enter this programme based on these academic requirements will receive the degree Master of Science in Business Administration after completing the programme. They will not automatically obtain the professional title siviløkonom.