Overview

Research at the Business and Management Science programme offered at NHH Norwegian School of Economics aims to understand and improve management practice using analytical methods. Faculty members have backgrounds from economics, finance, operations research, mathematics and statistics, and the research covers both empirical and theoretical inquiries.

Areas of research

Incentives, Contracts and Firm Behaviour

Investments, Insurance and Household Finance

Business Taxation

Energy Markets, Resource Management and Sustainability

Shipping, Logistics and Operations Management

Data Science and Analytics

Programme Structure

Courses include

Scientific Methods

Microeconomics

Methods

The combination of elective courses depends on the choice of specialisation (BE, ENE or MS) and is normally a mix of external courses and courses given at NHH.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bergen, Norway

Disciplines

Business Administration Management Studies

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

153 _(verbal)

152 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

600

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students should hold a Master’s degree in business economics, economics, finance or another quantitative discipline.

Candidates with an incomplete background in business economics, economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, or probability theory will be required to take suitable classes in the Masters programme and students with only an undergraduate degree will normally not be considered.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

The programme is fully funded. As a PhD Research Scholar, you will be a member of our faculty, and you will be both a student and an employee.

Living costs

Bergen

Norway

10362 - 16828 NOK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The PhD programme at NHH is a four-year fully funded programme, PhD Research Scholars are therefore both a student, and an employee.

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Areas of research

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Bergen

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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