Master's Degree English 2 years · 120 ECTS

Master of Business - Major in People and Business Development

BI Norwegian Business School · BI Norwegian Business School - campus Oslo, Norway
Official degreeListed in NOKUT
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Duration2 years · 120 ECTS
Teaching languagesEnglish
DegreeMaster's Degree
Credits120 ECTS
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BI Norwegian Business School

BI Norwegian Business School - campus Oslo, Norway · Accredited programme

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Master of Business - Major in People and Business Development (Master's Degree) is taught at BI Norwegian Business School, BI Norwegian Business School - campus Oslo. It lasts 2 years · 120 ECTS. Taught in English.

Program overview

"All business is people." The major in People and Business Development equips graduate professionals and future business leaders with the strategic skills and analytical insights necessary to develop people and simultaneously drive sustainable business success. This comprehensive programme emphasises the critical interplay between people dynamics and sustainable business strategies, providing a strong foundation in evidence-based analysis and the development of solid business cases, supported by essential analytical tools. You will learn to: analyse the complexities of human behaviour at individual, team and organisational levels, and link them to performance and problem solving apply data-driven decision-making and people analytics to project, product and business development design and implement innovative business strategies and change initiatives in digital transformation and sustainability contexts contribute to and lead individual, team and organisational development across functions

CityOslo
Credit load120 ECTS

Cost per year

Living costsNOK 20,200 a month in Oslo, rent included
kr 242,400

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 10.312 NOK, 1.1172 USD)

Admission requirements

Who can apply to this programme.

  • Admission requirements for all Master of Science programmes Programme-specific admission requirements for the Master of Science in Business

Language requirements

Taught in English.

EnglishMain teaching language
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Required documents

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Passport or national identity document
Previous diploma or graduation certificate
Academic transcript
Proof of the teaching language, when the programme asks for it
Completed application form and a recent photo
CV and motivation letter
Recognition or equivalence of your degree, when the programme asks for it

Accreditation

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.

Application journey

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Master of Business - Major in People and Business Development?

The official catalogue lists a duration of 2 years · 120 ECTS and 120 ECTS.

Which languages is Master of Business - Major in People and Business Development taught in?

Taught in English.

What is the tuition fee?

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