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Programme structure (2024–2026)

Study information

Through our research-based curriculum at Molde University College, we give our students the opportunity to build the deep understanding of Economics and Business Administration which is necessary to achieve a successful career in the modern world.

Your choice of study programme is important. It advertises to future employers what your interests are and what kind of work you can do. A master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration advertises to future employers that you are interested in economics and business and that you can handle difficult decisions. Our graduates are well-equipped to work as managers, advisors, or specialists, within various organizations in both the private sector and the public sector.

Our programme focuses on developing our students’ analytical skills to a high level. Analytical skills are important when you face difficult business decisions. The main profile of the programme is economic analysis. Our students learn how to use insights from economics to analyse important decisions both within the private sector (financial economics) and within the public sector (infrastructure investments, trade, growth, & sustainability). Our programme supports the development of economic knowledge with training in important analytical tools such as decision and game theory, statistics, and econometrics. Our goal is to equip our students with the necessary tools to write a master’s thesis which they proudly can show to potential employers as evidence of their capabilities. Our programme also gives our students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge by choosing electives from other fields within business administration such as organization, marketing, strategy, and logistics. Students may also choose to spend one semester abroad at one of our partner institutions to broaden their cultural knowledge.

Content and structure of the programme

The master’s programme in Economics and Business Administration follows the Norwegian guidelines for master’s programmes in Economics and Business Administration (the UHR-ØA-plan). The plan sets forth the following requirements for the programme.

• A major consisting of at least 30 ECTS (economic analysis)

• A minor consisting of at least 20 ECTS (organization, marketing, strategy, or logistics)

• A master’s thesis of at least 30 ECTS (economic analysis)

Presently, the mandatory programme consists of 37.5 ECTS economic analysis and 22.5 ECTS statistics, econometrics, and research methods. The elective part of the programme is 30 ECTS and allows for some specialization in economics analysis but is mainly used to satisfy the requirement for a minor of at least 20 ECTS.

Elective courses in Norwegian.
Norwegian-speaking students may choose elective courses held in English or Norwegian.
Suggested courses - in Norwegian only:

• ADM745 Makt, ledelse og retorikk

• ADM805 Grønn vekst – Strategier og ideologier

• ADM815 Innovasjon

Assessment

Most courses have traditional written exams with grades A – F. Sometimes grades will be based on written assignments or digital home exams (for example during the corona pandemic). Sometimes grades may be approved/not approved rather than A – F.