Entrepreneurship and Business Development
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A master's degree in entrepreneurship and business development is a future-oriented study that will prepare the student for the labor market of the future. It contains both theory and practice towards helping students establish their own start-up company. In combination with practical experience, students will learn about entrepreneurship and business development. Students will learn how to identify opportunities, evaluate markets, manage innovation processes, develop new business and commercialize innovation. In the programme the students will learn how to contribute to innovation projects and commercialization of establish firms’ new product and service. The target group is students who want to help change the future through innovation and entrepreneurship. The group of students will be broadly recruited having different competencies to help create an exciting study environment. It gives students valuable experience of working in interdisciplinary teams. We welcome students with a background in nursing, aquaculture, IT, operations and management, economics and others.
The program requires Norwegian language skills, as the teaching language of the program is Norwegian.
A bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits, in accordance with the Universities and University Colleges Act (§3.5 Academic Regulations - Accreditation) and the Regulations for the Requirements for a Master's Degree (§3 Requirements for a Master's Degree of 120 ECTS credits).
In addition, applicants must meet one of the following three requirements for academic specialization:
- Economics and Society - Specialization with a minimum of 80 ECTS credits in economic, administrative, or social science subjects.
- Health and Welfare - Specialization with a minimum of 80 ECTS credits in health or social science subjects.
- Technology, Bioscience, and Aquaculture - Specialization with a minimum of 80 ECTS credits in technological, biological, or aquaculture subjects.
Applicants must submit their academic transcripts by the application deadline specified on our website. Applicants with incomplete documentation will not be processed.
All qualified applicants will be invited for an interview. Interviews will be conducted in the month of May. Qualified applicants will be ranked based on their interview scores.
The student must have passed a minimum of 45 credits to be able to start on the master's thesis.
Candidates with a master's degree in entrepreneurship and business development will have the skills and experience that make them suitable for a professional career within the entire national research, innovation and entrepreneurship system, which includes the public sector (such as advisory positions in Innovation Norway, the Society for Industrial Growth, incubators , business parks, business administration in municipalities / county municipalities, the Research Council, technology transfer offices), commercialization of innovation and spin-off activity in established business (eg careers in technology management, business development, and as an innovation analyst), in the consulting sector and as an entrepreneur of own companies, either alone and / or in teams with others and an academic career as a researcher / lecturer. With a strong core competence in feasibility research, as well as the development of general entrepreneurial skills and mindsets, this means that candidates with a master's degree in entrepreneurship and business development will be drivers for entrepreneurship, innovation and change in various industries and industries, in both private and public sector.
It is possible to qualify for a PhD. in Business Administration at HHN after the Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Development, provided that the student has a total of five years of higher education. A supplement of 30 credits must thus be calculated. The master's degree in entrepreneurship and business development meets the requirement for 90 ECTS specialization at master's level within a subject area that is relevant to the PhD. the project if the Ph.D. the project focuses thematically on entrepreneurship, innovation and / or business development.
It is possible to study abroad in the third semester of Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Development at Deakin University (Australia).It is also possible to stay abroad in the summer between the second and third semesters through collaboration with the Entrepreneurship School at the University of Oslo and through the elective subject LED5007 Management in practice.
No costs except semest fee and cyllabus.
Various forms of assessment adapted to each individual subject are used. Both written school exams, home exams, project assignments, case studies and other oral and written presentations are used, some individual and some in groups.
The final exam in the study program is the master's thesis.
The study program is evaluated annually by the students through course evaluations and study program evaluation. These evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.
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