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 table shows the courses you are offered if you study in Oslo, the second one shows the courses offered if you choose to include Gründerskolen in Houston as a part of your degree, the third table provides an overview of the programme structure at Bergen University College.
Please note that admission to Gründerskolen (as a part of the UiO track) and the Bergen University college track both require proficiency in Norwegian language.
You are expected to specialize further within the field of your bachelor studies in the first and the third semester. You will choose two courses at 4000- and 5000-level offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science within the subject area from your bachelor degree.
In the final part of the programme, you will be writing 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.
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship regular track at University of Oslo
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gründerskolen
Students with admission to the regular track at UiO, have the opportunity to choose Gründerskolen as a part of their programme. There are only reserved places for students in this programme at the Houston, Texas destination, and in the second (spring) semester of the programme. Qualified students admitted to the programme will be given the opportunity to apply for Gründerskolen during the first semester of the master's programme.
If you choose to do the internship period abroad with Gründerskolen in Houston, you will need to attend ENT4300 - Entrepreneurship and internationalisation to receive the Gründerskolen certificate. This is a complementary course.
Please note that only students fulfilling the Norwegian language requirements can choose Gründerskolen as a part of this master's programme. The table below provides an overview of the programme structure included Gründerskolen.
| 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 | ENT4200 Startups in practice - Entrepreneurship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENT4300 - Entrepreneurship and internationalisation - 5 ECTS credits is part of 2. semester at Gründerskolen.
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Bergen University College
Centre for Entrepreneurship co-operates with Bergen University College (HiB). Students in Bergen have a slightly modified programme, that includes Gründerskolen in Houston, Texas. The programme at Bergen University College is taught in Norwegian and applicants for this track are not required to meet the English requirements but must fulfil the requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse - (in Norwegian)). The table below provides an overview of the programme structure at HiB. There is more information about this track of the programme at the webpage of Bergen University College.
| 4. semester | Thesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. semester | MOØ204 Technology Management and Research | ENT4210 - Practical Innovation Management | Elective courses within your bachelor degree subject at Bergen University College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. semester | MOØ203 Technology-based Entrepreneurship | ENT4190 | ENT4200 Startups in practice - Entrepreneurship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. semester | MOØ201 Financial Management | MOØ202 Marketing Management | MOØ Innovation theory and innovation strategy | Elective courses within your bachelor degree subject at Bergen University College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 attendance rate of at least 80% at the University of Oslo and while studying at joint venture universities abroad.
Recognition of Master courses from former education
If you are admitted to the Masters Programme and you have completed Master courses outside the University of Oslo, you may apply to have these courses recognised as part of your degree. Please contact the Centre for Entrepreneurship for more information.