Supplementary regulations regarding admission to International Business, master’s programme

General admission criteria to master’s programmes are given in Regulations concerning Requirements for the Master’s Degrees, established by the Ministry of Education and Research. The general requirement is completed bachelor’s degree, cand.mag.-degree, or other degree or vocational education with a scope of minimum 3 years’ duration.

Further regulations concerning admission are given in Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder. 

Adopted by the Academic Affairs Committee 10 September 2019 and revised by the head of the Committee 28 January 2020.

1. Academic basis

The admission requirements must include either a major subject of minimum 80 ECTS credits or an integrated programme of at least two years duration within business administration, marketing, management or equivalent.

The following subject areas must be includes in a total of at least 60 ECTS credits:

• Business Economics
• Economics
• Methodology
• Marketing
• Organisational and management subjects

All subject areas must be covered.

2. Minimum grade requirements

A weighted, average grade of C or better is required, see Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder § 24. The grade requirement is calculated from all the grades included in the bachelor’s degree.

3. Ranking of applicants

Weighted grade average is calculated from all the grades included in the bachelor´s degree. Ranking of applicants is done according to Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder § 25.

4. Conditional offer of admission

Conditional offer of admission may be given to applicants who lack no more than 15 credits of the admission requirements if the criteria stated in the Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder § 26 are met.