Master 120 ECTS
Major in Accounting and Business Control
Customise your Master in Business degree by choosing a major in Accounting and Business Control.
What will you learn?
Accounting and Business Control is about turning financial data into reliable insight that supports good decisions. You’ll build a solid base in financial and management accounting, cash and risk management, and performance management. We mix theory with hands-on tools and real cases, with a strong focus on data, sustainability and responsible business.
You will learn to:
- prepare and explain financial reports and understand sustainability reports
- build and improve control and performance systems
- plan cash and funding, and manage market risks using modern treasury tools
- use data and technology to support decisions under uncertainty
- handle ethics, stakeholder trade-offs and regulatory requirements in reporting and control
- communicate insight clearly to managers, boards, regulators and investors
Why choose this programme?
In the video below, our students, faculty members and industry representatives share their perspectives on why you should choose the major in Accounting and Business Control.
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Life as a student can be both exciting and challenging. Therefore we've listed different opportunities and resources which can be useful during your studies.
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Explore student housing options in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim. Housing providers, application procedures and any housing guarantees vary by campus. Please follow the guidance for the campus where you will study.
Career possibilities
Employers value graduates who combine financial rigour, business understanding and analytics. You’ll be ready to work in complex financial environments, strengthen governance, manage risk, and support long-term value creation - across private and public organisations, in Norway and internationally.
Examples of areas you can work in:
- Financial reporting and compliance - annual reports, group accounts (consolidation), sustainability reporting
- Business control and performance - goals/KPIs, budgeting and forecasting
- Treasury and financial risk - liquidity, funding and hedging currency/interest risk
- Finance data and analytics - dashboards, forecasting and scenario analysis
- Internal control, governance and sustainability - control environment, ethics and reporting standards
Many of these areas will ultimately prepare you for a position as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an organisation.
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Nordea
Thea Marie Sagelvmo -
Deloitte
Kristin Schønberg-Moe
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Customise your degree
Through electives, exchange and internship, you can tailor parts of your degree to your interests and career goals while building relevant competence and experience.
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Learn more about your opportunities for going on exchange while you are studying at BI. From Switzerland to South Korea - BI Norwegian Business School has exchange partnerships with more than 200 schools around the world.
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Prior experience at a workplace is invaluable when you're applying for jobs. At BI, you have the possibility to combine real-world experience with earning credits.
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We offer a number of elective courses, so that you can adapt your studies to your own wishes and interests. In this way, you can build up competence and get a professional combination that makes you attractive and unique.
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The Double Degree programme allows you to earn two master's degrees in the same time it takes to complete one. Double your insight, double your network, and double your potential!
Tuition fee
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Accounting and Business Control
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Accounting and Business Control
Tuition fee
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Accounting and Business Control
*Internal applicants are applicants who have passed a minimum of 120 ECTS from BI.
Students with a bachelor's degree from BI are eligible for a discounted tuition fee.
The tuition fee is invoiced per semester and adjusted annually. It includes access to lectures and the standard examination fee.
Different rates apply to students from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Certain exceptions and variations may apply.
Scholarship and financing
BI offers scholarships for eligible applicants. Explore the available scholarships and check the eligibility requirements and application deadlines for your programme and intake.
Admission requirements
- Admission requirements for all full-time Master programmes
- Programme-specific admission requirements for the Master in Business
- If you are a current student at BI, log in to the student portal to find specific admission requirements in your education plan
Priority application deadline for full-time Master programmes: 1 March
After 1 March, applications are accepted on a rolling basis.