Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In addition, you must meet the general requirements for our full-time master programmes.

1. Degree Requirements

a) A successfully completed bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS credits) in the field of business administration, entrepreneurship, finance or economics

Or

b) A successfully completed bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS) with a specialisation (minimum 80 ECTS credits) in one of the following, provided that the combination of courses gives a good foundation for further studies within innovation and entrepreneurship:

• Social Sciences (e.g. Psychology, Sociology)
• Communications or Public Relations
• Management (e.g. Strategy, Leadership, Marketing)
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

If you are uncertain whether your academic background qualifies for admission, we encourage you to apply anyway.

2. Programme-specific course requirements

There are no mandatory course requirements, but applicants are strongly encouraged to include the following foundation courses in their bachelor’s degree:

• Statistics or Econometrics
• Research Methodology 
• Foundations in Finance

Applicants without statistics and finance will be required to take a course in Statistics before the start of the academic year to fulfil this condition. BI Norwegian Business School offers a preparatory course (free of charge) in statistics and Finance in July/August each year.

Please note:
The admission requirements above are the minimum requirements. We recommend that applicants have a combination of Business and Economics-related (e.g. Marketing, Economics, Finance) subjects as a foundation for this master's programme.

Last updated 20 October 2025