Accounting, Auditing and Sustainability

This programme is taught in Norwegian only. If you do not satisfy our requirements for Norwegian language, you will unfortunately not qualify for admission.

Requirements of formal Norwegian language

Higher education entrance qualification:

View general admission and documentation requirements

Admission to this programme requires holding a bachelor's degree or an equivalent three/four years of financial and administrative studies. The following requirements for the combination of subjects applies:

A total of 120 credits comprising:

a minimum of 30 credits of business: management accounting, financial accounting, finance and investment

a minimum of 30 credits administration subjects: organization, marketing, strategy and management

a minimum of 15 credits economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics, public finance

a minimum of 20 credits methodology: mathematics, statistics, scientific method

a minimum of 7,5 credits ethics, CSR, sustainability

Admission requires a good result (laudabilis), i.e. a grade average of minimum C. For international students, the minimum requirement is 2nd Class, Upper Division/B or the equivalent.

How to apply

Upon successful completion of the programme, the candidate will have the following skills:

Knowledge

Has advanced knowledge in business economics, and specialized knowledge of accounting and auditing subjects.

Has thorough knowledge of several specialized subject areas and the ability to apply knowledge across disciplines, industries and sectors.

Has advanced knowledge of business research traditions and research methods.

Has advanced knowledge of various analytical tools and techniques to solve business problems.

Has a thorough knowledge of professional framework conditions and of how knowledge can be applied to new or changed subject areas and practical situations

Has thorough knowledge of the development and role of financial accounting, sustainability reporting and audit in society.

Skills

Can analyse and critically evaluate information sources, as well as academic and theoretical frameworks.

Can work independently with practical and theoretical problem solving.

Can critically assess the tension of the relationship between theory and practice.

Can structure and formulate professional reasoning based on his or her own analyses.

Can assess and apply relevant methods in research and problem solving in practice.

Can carry out an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in accordance with current norms for research ethics

General competence

Can apply his or her competence to new areas and issues.

Can conduct advanced tasks and project assessments, both individually and as part of a team.

Can apply analytical and digital tools to practical work.

Can contribute to new thinking and innovation processes.

Can communicate about academic issues, analyses and conclusions in the field, both with specialists and the general public.

Can communicate comprehensive independent work and masters the language and terminology of the subject area.

Can analyse relevant academic, professional and research-ethical issues