Regulations for the Master of Science Programme in Economics and Business Administration (full-time), 2004 curriculum
Regulations for the Master of Science Programme in Economics and Business Administration (full-time)
Adopted by the Executive Board of NHH on 10 June 2004. Changed by the Executive Board on 28 April 2005, 8 December 2005 and 8 February 2007 pursuant to the provisions of the Act relating to Universities and Colleges of 1 April 2005, §3-3, § 3-5, § 3-6, § 3-7, § 3-9, § 3-11, § 4-2, § 4-5, § 8-2.
Section 1 Scope and extent
These regulations apply for students who enter the Master of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration at NHH Norwegian School of Economics from the autumn semester of 2004.
Section 2 Admission to the programme for internal students
Internal students who have completed and passed the undergraduate part of the siviløkonom-programme or the Bachelor of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration, starting autumn 2003, at NHH, have the right to direct progression in the following semester to the Master of Science programme without previous admission and grade requirements. Students must register transfer to the Master of Science programme on the special web form by designated deadlines.
Students who start the five year Siviløkonom programme from the autumn semester 2004, must notify the school when they proceed to the graduate part of the programme on a special web form by designated deadlines.
The Master Programme Board may in special cases and in accordance with set guidelines make exceptions to the rule that the bachelor programme must be completed before the student can start the master programme. The student can not in any case remain with more than 7,5 ECTS credits in the bachelor programme. The guidelines are stated in the Study handbook.
As an option, the student may choose to have an intermission between the completion of the bachelor degree and the start of the master programme. This possibility is offered to students admitted to the bachelor program starting Fall 2003. The intermission may have a maximum duration of two years. Students who wish to have an intermission should give notification of this by the completion of the master program, by specific deadlines. By the end of the intermission, the student should give notification on the special web form by the deadline for registering transfer to the master programme.
Students who do not use their right of direct transfer to the master programm, or who have an intermission and do not return within two years after the completion of the bachelor programme, will be required to apply for admission to the master programme, equal to external applicants.
Section 3 Admission to the programme for external applicants
The "Regulations for qualifications for admission to Master Programmes", drawn up by the Ministry of Education and Research, apply for admission to the Master of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration. The Executive Board of NHH determines the number of students to be admitted in accordance with the Section 3-7 of the Act relating to Universities and Colleges.
More detailed regulations concerning conditions for admission, deadlines for application, and processing and ranking of applications for admission are drawn up by the Master Programme Board and will appear in the curriculum.
Section 4 Admission Committee
The Admission Committee appointed by the Master Programme Board determines applications for admission.
Section 5 Right to Study
In order to achieve the right to study, the student must be admitted to the studies in accordance with sections 2 or 3 of the regulations.
The right to study includes:
i) the right and obligation to have a study agreement fixed in accordance with section 8
ii) the right to participate in classes in accordance with the curriculum and the course plan
iii) the right to be assessed in accordance with the curriculum and "the Regulations for examinations at NHH (full-time programmes)"
iv) the right and obligation to be tutored
v) access to the school's teaching premises, reading rooms and computer rooms, in accordance with the rules for use of these
A condition for retaining the right to study is that the student has confirmed his or her study agreement in the first semester of the programme.
The right to study normally ceases if all attempts at an examination have been used, without the pass grade being achieved.
The right to study remains for up to three years of study following the time of admission. In particular cases, the school may grant further extension of the right to study. Leave of absence from the programme may be granted if an application is backed by serious reasons, e.g. illness, birth, National Service. Leave of absence is normally granted for up to one year.
The right to study will normally cease if the student's study progress shows:
- no course credits after the first semester
- less than 15 course credits after the second semester
Students who lose the right to study on the basis of the third or sixth subsection of this section may reapply to the Master of Science programme, in accordance with the current regulation and curriculum. Students who lose the right to study on the basis of the fourth or fifth subsections of this section cannot reapply.
Section 6 Qualifications for the Master Degree
The Master of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration has a scope of 120 course credits and has a normal duration of two years of study. The Master Degree in Economics and Business Administration – Siviløkonom, is awarded on the basis of a completed Master of Science programme. After the degree has been awarded, the student can no longer sit examinations of courses entering into the degree.
Students who satisfy the following requirements by admission to the master programme:
- Courses in methodics: 24 ECTS credits
- Courses in economics: 24 ECTS credits
- Courses in business economics: 30 ECTS credits
- Courses in strategy and management: 24 ECTS credits
can be awarded the title siviløkonom in addition to the masterdegree. The Master Programme Board may to a certain degree make exceptions to these requirements.
An evaluation of whether a student satisfies these requirements is made during the admission.
A condition for award of the degree is that courses equivalent to a minimum of 60 course credits of the degree have been passed at NHH.
The programme includes:
· Mandatory and optional courses worth 90 ECTS credits.
· Independent work worth 30 ECTS credits. Tutoring is mandatory for the independent work.
The curriculum for the Master of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration indicates the foundation for the content of the degree, and establishes:
· The programme's goals, content and organisation
· Which courses are taught and can be examined in
· Academic description of the courses of the programme
· Any demands and recommendations to the order of courses in the study
· Course literature, work- and education forms
· Any requirements for course approval as a condition for admission to examinations
· Assessment forms for the various courses
· Preparation and guidelines for exchanges
· Rules for integration of other educations
· Other regulations that are significant for completion and quality assurance of the programme
Any changes in the curriculum are decided by the Master Programme Board
Section 7 Assessment
The students' knowledge and skills in each course will be tested. This may take the form of a final examination, continuous assessment, or in any other way in accordance with the curriculum.
If the curriculum specifies special requirements for previous knowledge or course approval achieved on the basis of mandatory participation in classes, written work or similar, students will only have the right to be admitted to examination if these requirements are met.
Independent work may only be carried out once. Repetition of independent work is only permitted if a passing grade is not achieved at the first attempt. Independent work must not have been previously assessed as part of a programme at other educational establishments.
Further examination regulations are given on the basis of the "Regulations for examinations at NHH (full-time programmes)".
Section 8 Study agreement
All students who are granted admission to the Master of Science programme in Economics and Business Administration must confirm a study agreement. The study agreement is a mutually binding agreement between NHH and the individual student, and has the intention of ensuring that students achieve their education goals within the standard time. The agreement must be drawn up during the first semester, and confirmed each semester, within set deadlines, as specified in the curriculum.
Section 9 Exemption and entry
Exemption may be given from examinations or tests that are included in the basis for the Master degree, if the curriculum requirements have been met through equivalent examinations or tests.
Students can have up to 30 ECTS credits approved on the basis of courses passed at foreign educational institutions in connection with student exchanges organised by NHH.
Otherwise, exemption may only be granted on the basis of courses that have been passed before admission to the Master of Science programme at NHH. If the student has proceeded directly from the bachelor programme at NHH, exemptions are only granted on the basis of courses passed before admission to the fice-year program. Excepted from this are courses taken in connection with cooperative agreements between NHH and other Norwegian institutions.
Detailed rules about the processing of applications for exemption may be given by the Master Programme Board and will appear in the curriculum.
Section 10 Diplomas and transcripts
When the Master of Science degree is awarded, a diploma is produced containing the grades achieved for each course and their relative weightings. The diploma states in which term the candidate took the final examination. It is a precondition for the issue of a diploma that the curriculum has been adhered to and pass achieved.
Courses that have been included from other educational institutions are indicated in the grade certificate as "exempt".
The diploma is issued in Norwegian. Students who complete the programme with a major profile in International Business will have the diploma issued in English. A separate diploma supplement provides a description in English of the candidate's qualification and the Norwegian educational system.
On request, students can have transcripts issued after examinations have been passed. The transcript states the grade for the various courses and their relative weightings. If examinations have been repeated, the best grade achieved is entered on the transcript. A passed course cannot be removed from the transcript.
Separate grade certificates are issued for courses that have been taken in addition to the requirements of the curriculum.
Section 11 Validity etc.
These regulations come into force on 1 August 2004.
