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Programme structure

The Master’s Degree programme in Innovation and Entrepreneurship gives you the opportunity to choose between different tracks. You will find the courses that are included in the Master’s degree below.

The first schedule shows the courses you are offered if you study in Oslo, the second one shows the courses offered if you choose to include Gründerskolen as part of your degree. If you choose to do the internship period abroad at one of the destinations of Gründerskolen , you will need to attend ENT4300 to obtain the Gründerskolen certificate.

You are expected to specialize further within the field of your bachelor studies in the first and the third semester. You will have to choose between courses at a 4000- and 5000-level offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science within your subject from your bachelor degree, and the course selection must be made according to guidelines set by the programme and the Faculty.

In the final part of the programme, you are expected to write a 30-credit Master’s thesis. This thesis should be based on your Bachelor's Degree, and should be an independent scientific thesis with relevance to the context of innovation and entrepreneurship.

185 2606 MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship regular track at UiO

4. semester Thesis
3. semester ENT5100 - Research Design ENT4210 - Practical Innovation Management 4000- or 5000-level course within your bachelor degree subject
2. semester ENT4400 - Innovation strategy and management ENT4100 - Ideation and Feasibility Studies ENT4220 - Norwegian Practical Start-up Experience
1. semester ENT4320 - Marketing Management ENT4330 - Financial Management ENT4000 - From idea to business ENT4050 - Dynamic Organizing 4000- or 5000-level course within your bachelor degree subject
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

185 2607 MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Grunderskolen at UiO

Included Gründerskolen (thus an internship period abroad):

If you choose to do the internship period abroad at one of Gründerskolen's destinations, you will need to attend ENT4300 - Entrepreneurship and internationalisation to receive the Gründerskolen certificate. This is a complementary course.


Please notice that you also have to fullfill the requirements for Gründerskolen for the spring destination 2013, to get admission at 185 2607. (Norwegian language requirements). The planned destination for the spring of 2013 is Houston, Texas.
There might be changes concerning how to be accepted for Gründerskolen as a part of the Master Programme. You will find further information about this on this web page before January 2013.

4. semester Thesis
3. semester ENT5100 - Research Design ENT4210 - Practical Innovation Management 4000- or 5000-level course within your bachelor degree subject
2. semester ENT4400 - Innovation strategy and management ENT4190 and ENT4200 ENT4300 - Entrepreneurship and internationalisation
1. semester ENT4320 - Marketing Management ENT4330 - Financial Management ENT4000 - From idea to business ENT4050 - Dynamic Organizing 4000- or 5000-level course within your bachelor degree subject
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

185 2609 MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Bergen University College
Centre for Entrepreneurship co-operates with Bergen University College . Students in Bergen have a slightly modified programme.

Form of tuition and assessment

Like most other university studies, much of the tuition in the Master’s programme will include lectures, casework, seminars and group work. However, in addition to traditional forms of tuition, the programme highlights empirical learning through two internships.

You will be assessed on the basis of written and oral exams, other forms of written reports such as individual papers, team based project reports and case analysis. Both individual and group assessment methods are employed.

It is required that you have a tuition attendence rate of at least 80% at the University of Oslo and while studying at joint venture universities abroad.

Diploma and degree

This programme leads to the following degree: Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Published Jun 6, 2012 10:00 AM - Last modified Jun 19, 2012 03:00 PM