Master in Business Analysis and Performance Management

Master in Business Analysis and Performance Management is one of 8 English-taught Business Administration programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 6 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from NOK 166,700 to NOK 204,000; this programme lists NOK 204,000 a year. 7 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

The Business Analysis and Performance Management major at NHH is a specialisation within the MSc in Economics and Business Administration. It is taught in English and worth 120 ECTS over two years in Bergen. The programme gives you the skills to lead and advise businesses on decision making, management control and sustainable value creation.

What you study

The course portfolio is organised into four subject areas, and you can draw from one or combine across several.

• Management Control: gathering and using information to coordinate organisational behaviour and decisions. Topics include organising and planning activities, evaluating performance, implementing strategies and managing risks, with a focus on dynamic control systems and control packages.
• Data-driven analytics and decisions: turning data into decision-relevant information for strategic and operational decisions. Courses cover analyses such as make or buy, pricing, product mix, customer portfolio and investment alternatives.
• Technology and Operations Management: design and control of business processes, including managing inputs and outputs, flow units and information structure.
• Sustainability Management: identifying, measuring and managing non-financial performance dimensions, and integrating sustainability into business models and compliance with international rules.

The major consists of 45 ECTS in courses and a 30 ECTS master's thesis. You take two core courses, BUS400 Management Control and BUS401 Strategic Profitability Analysis, plus one empirical methods course from BUS444 Econometrics for Business Research, BUS476 Data Analysis for Business and Research, ECN402 Econometrics or STR402A Methodology for Master Thesis. Three more electives within the major complete the 45 ECTS. You must also take at least 7.5 ECTS in Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS), which can be within your major, minor or electives.

How the programme is organised

Courses are recommended in the first three semesters, with the master's thesis in the last semester. The core courses and the empirical methods course are best taken early to leave flexibility for electives. Teaching uses examples from Norwegian and international companies, so you apply what you learn to current business issues. The thesis topic must fall within Business Analysis and Performance Management.

NHH also offers a minor in Business Analysis and Performance Management, requiring at least one core course and electives from the same four areas.

Who it suits

This major suits students who want to understand how companies create value and make data-driven decisions. It is aimed at future CFOs, COOs, CSOs, management consultants and entrepreneurs. If you like working with both financial and non-financial data to support pricing, investment and operations decisions, this is a good fit. The programme also prepares you to design and evaluate performance management systems.

Admission, language and next steps

Everything is taught in English. Admission requirements and application procedures are set by NHH, so check the programme page for details. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions; other degree students normally pay a fee set by the institution. NHH is a specialised university, not a university college. The programme is based in Bergen.

As an NHH student you can apply for international opportunities such as semester exchange, the Double Degree programme, CEMS, Engage.EU, Intern Abroad and summer courses. Check the programme page for application deadlines and how to apply.

Master’s applications go straight to NHH Norwegian School of Economics, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. 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.