Overview

In this three-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration at BI Norwegian Business School , you learn about management principles and practices, market influences, operations, finance, communication, and more. Because of this broad knowledge, you can analyse complex business problems from different perspectives, and easily cross different boundaries that may exist within and between organisations.

Some of the topics you will learn about:

Operations. Learn how businesses optimise their practices.

Finance. Understand how businesses are financed, and how to judge the profitability of investments.

Accounting. This skill set gives you the ability to systematically understand the financial activity of a business.

Marketing. You will be introduced to the basic concepts of marketing, learning how companies attract and keep their customers

And for your final year, you choose a specialization:

Finance
International Business
Shipping Management

Career possibilities

The Bachelor of Business Administration programme provides you with a broad, flexible, and attractive education, opening up a wide range of career opportunities. You could work in areas such as consulting, marketing, finance, operations, or in various other roles.

Consultancy. Use your expertise to help businesses optimize their activities

Shipping. By its very nature a global business, shipping companies are always looking for candidates with an international perspective.

Finance. Steer investments and ensure profitability.

Management. The skills you gain from this degree are an excellent fit for someone with leadership ambitions.

Marketing and sales. Find the best ways to sell your company’s products or services.

Accreditation

BI Norwegian Business School is in the top 1% of business schools worldwide having achieved the Triple Crown of international business school accreditations.

Accredited by: EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB

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Programme Structure

In addition to courses within one of the specializations:

Finance
International Business
Shipping Management

Foundational Courses include:

Organizational Behaviour and Leadership
Accounting and Finance
Financial Management
Economics
International Commercial Law
Doing Sustainable Business
Research Methods and Econometrics
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Business Communication - Culture and Ethics
Mathematics
Statistics

Internship option
Exchange option

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

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BI offers rolling admissions but has priority application deadlines.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oslo, Norway

Disciplines

Business Administration Finance International Business

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

The International Baccalaureate Diploma -

or IB Diploma Programme Course Results / IB Certificate, with these additional requirements:

A total of minimum 20 points, including any points for Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay.

Passed at least 3 subjects at standard level and 3 at higher level, or 4 subjects at higher level and 2 at standard level.

Grade 3 or higher for all subjects at standard level and higher level.

Passed Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay.

Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) must be “fully satisfied”.

For international applicants with standard Secondary Education / High School:

Requirements vary between countries. BI follows the official Norwegian regulations by Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. For some countries, +1 year bachelor-level is required in addition to a high school /school leaving certificate. There is a link to the government website that can provide this information on the BI website.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

138400 NOK / year

≈ 138400 NOK / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

106400 NOK / year

≈ 106400 NOK / year

Living costs

Oslo

Norway

11682 - 19230 NOK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Small number of IB and BI International Scholarships available.

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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