Admission requirements

Master in Leadership and Organisational Psychology

This page outlines the specific admission requirements for this programme.

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

Or

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

  • Psychology
  • Organisation studies
  • Organisational behaviour
  • Project Management
  • HR and leadership
  • Economics
  • Pedagogy
  • Sports psychology
  • Various social sciences (e.g. management, international business, communication, etc.)

We recommend that the applicant has a combination of business related and organisational subjects (eg. Management, Strategy, etc.) from previous studies.

2. Programme specific course requirements

The bachelor’s degree must include the following courses:

  • Research Methodology

It is recommended that the bachelor’s degree includes the following course:

  • Statistics and/or Multivariate Data Analysis

Applicants who does not have statistics are recommended to take a course in statistics before the start of the academic year. BI Norwegian Business School offers a preparatory course in Statistics in July/August each year.

3. Grade requirements

In addition to the entry requirements for all master degree programmes, including a minimum GPA of 3,5 on the ECTS grading scale (equivalent to half B/half C), the following requirements must be met:  

  • A minimum grade of C in Research Methodology  

All applicants are recommended to have courses within organisational subjects (e.g Leadership, Organisational Psychology).  

Grades are posted using the ECTS grading scale.


Last updated 9 October 2025