International Business Programme

If you would like to apply for a Bachelor's Degree within International Business, please note the important information below.

Autumn Semester	Spring Semester
Global Markets SFB13102, 10 ECTS	International Finance SFB12604, 10 ECTS
Corporate Communication SFB50506, 10 ECTS	Bachelor Dissertation SFB12704, 10 ECTS, English or Norwegian
International Marketing SFB11507, 10 ECTS	Topics in International Economics SFB13509, 10 ECTS
Norwegian as a Foreign Language 1 SFB12808, 7.5 ECTS (Optional)	Norwegian as a Foreign Language II SFB12908, 7.5 ECTS (Optional)

Bachelor degree in international business

The Bachelor Degree in International Business at Østfold University College requires 180 ECTS , where 60 ECTS – the final year of the Bachelor degree – must be acquired at Østfold University College.

The applicant’s former education has to be a formally approved tertiary education at university or business college level in the home country, and equivalent to a minimum of two years of bachelor studies in business administration in Norway.

Mandatory examinations in Norwegian business education that the applicant must have passed are:

mathematics, statistics, research methodology (minimum 20 ECTS)
organisational theory, management, marketing, strategy (minimum 20 ECTS)
economics (micro-, macro-, public) (minimum 20 ECTS)
introduction to business, financial and cost accounting, finance (minimum 40 ECTS)

Please note, the above listed subjects need not be identical to those offered in Norway, but they should belong to the following four blocks: methodology, behavioural science, economics, and business and finance.

Other relevant subjects which are part of the curriculum at the applicant’s home institution may vary, depending on the institution’s profile and the student’s interests.

When the confirmed transcript of credits is received at our university’s international office, the applicant’s previous education will be evaluated by faculty members and the International Business Programme coordinator. The applicants will be informed whether they are eligible to receive a Bachelor degree at Østfold University College on the following dates:

September 1 (transcripts to be delivered by semester start in mid August)
December 1 (transcripts to be delivered by 10th of November)

Should applicants not be able to completely fulfil the prerequisites (for example missing one 10 ECTS course), they may receive a conditional approval, with an obligation to pass necessary examination(s) before being granted a Bachelor Degree.

Please note, if the applicants are ERASMUS-students coming for a one-year stay at Østfold University College, they cannot automatically be enrolled at the Bachelor Degree programme. As stated above, their previous education needs to be approved.

Nevertheless, all exchange students may take courses offered in the International Business Programme, in the first or second semester, if they meet the necessary prerequisites.

Last, but not least, dear student – a piece of good advice – take a look at all options before deciding on the learning agreement with your institution. Østfold University College has much more to offer to international students than the International Business Programme.