Are you ambitious and motivated to challenge yourself academically? Take the opportunity to graduate with two master's degrees!
The application deadline is 1 November
Broaden your academic perspective by joining NHH's Double Degree Programme! The programme enables you to enter a new academic field and gain a deeper cultural knowledge of your host country by spending a whole year abroad. Several Double Degree alumni have also continued with an international career.
The Double Degree programme is only open to current NHH students. If you are a student at an institution for higher learning which is not a NHH Double Degree partner, and you would like to join the Double Degree programme, you will first need to apply for the Master in Economics and Business Administration.
As a double degree student, you spend the first year of the programme at NHH in Bergen, pursuing the major of your choice. The second year will be spent at one of NHH's highly ranked Double Degree partner universities.
Upon graduation you will receive two master's degree titles; one MSc in Economics and Business Administration from NHH and an additional master's degree title from your host university.
Information meeting autumn 2022
An information meeting for prospective applicants will take place on Wednesday 5 October, during our International Days. Here you will also be able to talk to current Double Degree students from our partner schools.
Partner universities
First year Master students must ensure that their study plan is in accordance with the requirements of their selected partner school (See "Programme Structure"). Please contact the Double Degree Coordinator if you have questions in this regard.
Combine the ECN, ENE or STR major at NHH with Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology (EMIT) or a MBM major at NHH with Marketing Management or an STR major at NHH with Management at Bocconi. Please note that the EMIT programme is very competitive and that we, therefore, recommend students to apply for several programmes.
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English
Master thesis: You will write your Master’s thesis alone, with supervisors from both Bocconi and NHH. A thesis at Bocconi is only worth between 18-20 ECTS, while the requirement at NHH is 30 ECTS. Your supervisor at NHH will therefore have to guarantee that the thesis is of sufficient high quality and scope. You will hand in the thesis at Bocconi. Please note that you must apply to write your master thesis alone by 1 October.
Tuition fee: No tuition fee, but you must pay a graduation fee of €365.
Language requirements: Regular. In order to graduate, students need to reach an A2-level in Italian by the end of their year at Bocconi.
Students have to complete an internship lasting at least 10 weeks (outside of Italy) or 12 weeks (in Italy). Contact the Double Degree coordinator for more information on this.
Please note that Bocconi does not accept Master courses with pass/fail assessment. Contact the Double Degree coordinator if you have any questions about this.
Other: You have to follow a specific study plan during your first year at NHH in order to qualify for the Bocconi degree.
If you are an Italian citizen or you have previously unsuccessfully applied directly to the MSc programme at Bocconi, you will not be eligible to apply to the Double Degree programme with Bocconi.
Please note that the Bocconi Double Degree is not available to other NHH majors than the following:
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English
Master thesis: You will write your master’s thesis alone, with supervisors from Luiss. You will need to do an oral defence of your thesis before graduation. Please note that you must apply to write your master thesis alone by 1 October.
Tuition fee: No tuition fee, but you must pay a graduation fee of €200 and a regional tax of €140.
Incoming students are not required to do an internship. They will instead be assigned a project work which they will organize at Luiss. Students are welcome to do an internship in Rome instead. Contact the Double Degree coordinator for more information on this.
Other: You have to follow a specific study plan during your first year at NHH in order to qualify for the Luiss degree.
Internship requirement: Students have to complete an internship lasting at least 4 weeks in Montréal. Contact the Double Degree coordinator for more information.
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English.
Master thesis:You will start working on your thesis in your second semester. You will write your master's thesis alone. The thesis will be submitted to NHH. Please note that you must apply to write your master thesis alone by 1 October. You must apply for a supervisor by 15 October.
Tuition fee: Double Degree students must pay a tuition fee to HEC. The rate is approximately EUR €24 525 for the full-year programme. Scholarships are available to international students.
Other: 16-weeks of professional experience in fields related to your coursework at HEC Paris is an HEC degree requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled either by an internship or by a full-time job after graduation.
Other: As part of the programme, international professional experience is required in the summer before you start your studies in Canada.
For a candidate pursuing the IB stream: 8-week internship or similar work experience, at any company (that is also approved by NHH) with international operations.
For Business Analytics, a minimum 10-week internship or equivalent work experience, at any company (also approved by NHH), where the work involved a focus on analytics.
Combine any major at NHH with Management Science or Business Engineering at Louvain School of Management, or the ENE or BAN major at NHH with Supply Chain Management at Louvain School of Management.
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English
Master thesis: You will start working on your thesis in your second semester. You will write your master's thesis alone. The thesis will be submitted to both the NHH and Louvain
Combine FIE at NHH with the highly ranked International Master’s in Finance or the regular Master’s in Finance programme at Nova. Students who don’t qualify for the International Master’s in Finance can take the regular Master’s in Finance. The curriculum will be the same, but the career services and requirements concerning language skills and experience abroad are omitted.
Language requirement: Regular for the Masters in Finance. You can read about the language requirements for the International Masters in Finance here.
Please note that NOVA does not accept Master courses with pass/fail assessment. Contact the Double Degree coordinator if you have any questions about this.
Other: For the International Masters in Finance, you must submit a 4-minute video (max.) explaining how and where you see yourself in 5 years in terms of professional career.
Please note: If you have previously unsuccessfully applied directly to the MSc programme at NOVA, you will not be eligible to apply to the Double Degree programme with NOVA.
There are five mandatory courses in the Mannheim Master in Management programme (CC 501 Decision Analysis, either CC 502 Applied Econometrics or CC 503 Empirical Methods, CC 504 Corporate Social Responsibility, BE 510 Business Economics I, BE 511 Business Economics II).
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English.
Master thesis: You will write your master thesis at the University of Mannheim, according to their requirements and procedures. Topics for Master’s theses are distributed, not selected.
Please note that Mannheim does not accept Master courses with pass/fail assessment. Contact the Double Degree coordinator if you have any questions about this.
You can read more about being a Double Degree student at Mannheim here.
Language: The programme is taught entirely in English.
Master thesis: You will write your thesis at UQ alone.
Tuition fee: None.
Language requirements: You must have achieved a TOEFL IBT score of 100 (min. writing score of 21, and reading/speaking/listening score of 19), TOEFL Paper-based score of 570 (min. written score of 5.0 and listening/reading score of 54) or an IELTS result of 6.5 (with min. sub-band scores of 6 in speaking and writing) before you can start your studies at UQ. Read more here.
You can get an exception from the language requirements above if you're a Norwegian with a diploma (vitnemål) from high school with a grade of 4 or better in English, or if you fulfill any other English language qualification, as stated in Part B of PPL 3.40.14d2—Table 2
Are you a student from one of our Double Degree partner universities?
If you are a student at one of the universities listed above and would like to join NHH as a Double Degree student, please contact the coordinator at your home institution for details on the Double Degree Programme. The application process starts at your home university.
De siste fem årene har nærmere 80 NHH-studenter tatt høyskolens internasjonale dobbelgradsprogram. De får to mastergrader, men bruker ikke lenger tid enn andre studenter.
The opportunity to study at the crossroads between economics and sustainability opened up my horizons for further career opportunities and laid the foundation for what I work with today. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity I had to attend the double degree program at NHH.
Cilia Holmes Indahl, leader at EQT Foundation, NHH ENE- HEC Paris Sasi Double Degree 2012-2014
