Master in Strategy and Management

Master in Strategy and 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 Strategy and Management major at NHH is for students who want to understand why some firms perform better than others, and what managers can do about it. It sits inside the MSc in Economics and Business Administration, is taught in English, and runs for two years (120 ECTS) in Bergen.

What you study

The major has three mandatory courses that build the theoretical and methodological base: STR404 Strategic Analysis, STR456 Leadership and Leader Psychology and STR402A Business Research Methods. After that you choose electives to shape your own profile. The list includes STR421 Competitive Strategy, STR425 Negotiations, STR435 Personnel Economics, STR437 Team and Team Management, STR445 Human Capital, Mobility, and Diversity in Firms, STR446 Business Process Management, STR447 Strategic HR, STR453 Digitalization, STR460 Managing Change and Innovation, STR461 Strategic and Political Communication, STR463 Strategy and Technology, STR464 Cases in Strategy, STR465 International Strategy in a Digital World, STR466 Business Venturing and STR467 Applied Programming and Data Analysis for Business. There are also electives from other areas: EEU417 Managing the Family Business, NBD405 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Design, NBD406 Strategic Entrepreneurship and NBD413 Technology Adoption and Consumer Psychology.

Digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, run through the profile. You look at how they change industries, business models and ways of working, and how firms can use digitalisation to create value. Sustainability, ethics and corporate responsibility are integrated across the courses rather than kept as a separate topic. You are required to take at least 7.5 ECTS in Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS). Within this major, ETI450 Corporate Social Responsibility and BUS446 Sustainable Business Models are approved ERS courses, and you can also pick from NHH's full ERS list.

How the programme is organised

The major is built from four blocks: mandatory courses, specialisation, exchange or electives, and the master thesis. You are free to choose among the electives to put together your own course portfolio. Teaching uses cases, simulations and applied exercises, so you practise leading teams, managing conflict and driving change. You also get training in qualitative and quantitative methods, and some electives give hands-on experience with data analysis and programming.

NHH offers international opportunities during the degree: semester exchange, the Double Degree programme, CEMS, Engage.EU, Intern Abroad and summer courses.

Who it suits

This major suits someone who wants to work where strategy, technology and organisational development meet. You should be comfortable with people as well as analysis, because the programme looks at both decision-making and the processes and people that carry decisions through. It is a good fit if you are curious about how firms balance economic, social and environmental goals, and about how managers steer an organisation through change, solve conflicts and handle ethical dilemmas.

Admission, language and next steps

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

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.