About this programme
Bachelor in Digital Business is a Bachelor's Degree programme at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, taught in English. It runs for 3 years and carries 180 ECTS credits. The register gives Oslo as the campus town. It lists the degree as Bachelor. BI Norwegian Business School is a private institution in Oslo.
What you will study
BI Norwegian Business School is a private institution in Oslo. This bachelor's degree is taught in English and takes three years of full-time study, worth 180 ECTS.
What you study
The programme is built around the meeting point between business and technology, with AI as part of the toolkit. You learn how digitalisation and artificial intelligence change how organisations are managed, structured and create value. You also work in cross-disciplinary teams on practical projects, solving real-world challenges and presenting your own analyses and recommendations.
Courses named on the programme page include:
- Digital Value Creation: the role of digital information and communication technology in developing products and services for consumers and businesses.
- Low Code Software Development: automation tools used in business, such as O365 automation, RPAs and chatbots.
- Digital Business Law: basic legal methodology and international laws and regulations, and how to apply relevant legal sources to practical issues.
- Business Information Systems: integrating digital technology into a firm's activities, with emphasis on the link between business and technology decisions.
The first year also includes Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance, Economics I, Programming, Data Extraction and Visualisation, Statistics, Mathematics and Databases. In the second year you take Business Information Systems, Digital Innovation, Low Code Software Development, Communication in Action: Dialogue and Discourse, Basic Financial Management and Marketing Management and Strategy. The third year includes Adaptive Organizing, Digital Business Law, Data-Driven Business Analysis and Doing Sustainable Business.
How the programme is organised
The academic year is split into two semesters, autumn and spring, with exams at the end of each. The study plan is flexible: you can shape your degree around your interests through elective courses, an exchange and an internship. BI offers internships as elective courses; you choose your own company and test subjects and industries against your interests and skills. Exchange lets you take parts of your education abroad. The programme structure is updated each June and the content may change.
Who it suits
This suits someone who wants to work where business decisions and technology decisions meet, and who likes project work and team-based problem solving. You should be comfortable with numbers and data, since statistics, mathematics, programming and databases come early. The degree leads to roles in digital transformation and change management, innovation and product development, data analysis and insight generation, consulting and project management, and technology and business development. Graduates can work in established companies that are digitalising their services, public sector organisations modernising their processes, or start-ups building new digital business models.
Admission, language and next steps
You need the general admission requirements for bachelor's programmes at BI. If you do not meet the English or qualifying year requirement, BI lists a Pathway to Bachelor's as an option. The priority application deadline for international applicants is 1 March. BI also offers rolling admission after that date, based on availability. The programme is taught in English. BI is a private institution and sets its own tuition fees; the fee is invoiced per semester and adjusted annually, and different rates apply to students from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Check the programme page for the current fee and admission details. After the bachelor's, the page lists direct academic qualification for several BI master's programmes, including Business Analytics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategic Marketing Management and Sustainable Finance, provided you meet the requirements.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Digital transformation and change management
- Innovation and product development
- Data analysis and insight generation
- Consulting and project management
- Technology and business development
- Roles in established companies digitalising their services
- Roles in public sector organisations modernising their processes
- Roles in start-ups building new digital business models
Before you apply
Study in Norway states that bachelor’s programmes taught in English are applied for through each institution’s own system. The basic entry requirement is the Higher Education Entrance Qualification (GSU) for your country, and many programmes add language and subject requirements. The institution lists its deadline as: The priority application deadline is March 1 for international applicants. BI offers rolling admission thereafter, based on availability. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Bachelor in Digital Business taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at BI Norwegian Business School. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 3 years of study and 180 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Oslo as the campus town for this programme at BI Norwegian Business School.
How do I apply?
Study in Norway states that bachelor’s programmes taught in English are applied for through each institution’s own system, while the national admission service (NUCAS) covers programmes taught in Norwegian. The basic entry requirement is the Higher Education Entrance Qualification (GSU) for your country, and many programmes add language and subject requirements. Follow the steps on the programme page at BI Norwegian Business School.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. As BI Norwegian Business School lists it: The priority application deadline is March 1 for international applicants. BI offers rolling admission thereafter, based on availability. Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at BI Norwegian Business School.
What does it cost?
No annual fee is listed for this programme. Degree students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland normally pay tuition at Norwegian institutions, and the fees vary by institution and programme, so ask BI Norwegian Business School what applies to you. The fee for EU, EEA and Swiss students is not listed for this programme. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition at public institutions, while private institutions set their own fees, so confirm with BI Norwegian Business School before you assume it is free. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at BI Norwegian Business School is linked from this page so you can compare.