Bachelor in Business Administration
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Bachelor in Business Administration
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Bø
Full time
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- Application code: 222 470
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Study facts
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Campus: Bø -
Study level: Bachelor's degree -
Progression of study: Full time -
Start up: Autumn 2026 -
Teaching model: On Campus -
Credits: 180 -
Closing dates: Expired -
Application code: 222 470 -
Semesters: 6 -
Teaching Language: Norwegian -
Number of students: 80
Why choose a bachelor's degree in Business Administration?
A BA in Business Administration from USN makes you sought after in both the private sector and in public and voluntary organisations and administration. With us, 85% of students are employed within three months after completing their education.
We offer you good specialisation and elective options based on your own interests, and work placements and/or study abroad are included as part of the education. The programme also prepares you well for further studies at the master's level both in Norway and abroad.
The bachelor's degree in Business Administration at USN Business School is accredited by EFMD, the European accreditation body for business schools. This helps us strengthen our international ties through student and staff exchanges and provides students with better opportunities for master's studies and jobs nationally and internationally.
What kind of job will you get?
Education in Business Administration gives you a solid foundation for a wide range of positions in private and public enterprises.
For example, you can work as/with:
- Managing Director
- Financial Advisor in a bank
- Marketer
- Marketing Manager (marketing planning and market analysis)
- Insurance Advisor
- Certified Public Accountant
- Financial Consultant (budgeting and budget control)
- Strategic Advisor
- Sales and Advertising
- Personnel Management
Work placement/internship and contact with working life
We have close cooperation with the business community. Representatives from the workforce are invited as guest lecturers, and students are invited to company visits, breakfast meetings, seminars and conferences together with the business community in the region. Here you can meet future employers, build networks and find clients for tasks to be completed during your studies.
You also have the opportunity to get a mentor through the USN Business School's mentor programme.
In addition, you can choose to take an internship (work placement during your education).
Internship
An internship in a company or organisation is offered as an option during the 5th or 6th semester of the programme.
Mentor programme
The mentor programme is an opportunity for students in their 2nd and 3rd year. The mentor acts as a discussion partner, network builder, inspirer and adviser in the student's choice of career path or further studies. Mentors are recruited from private, public and voluntary sectors.
Read more about how you can build a career while studying with us
What you learn in the bachelor's degree in Business Administration
The first two years of the programme consist of a range of fundamental economic and administrative subjects that provide you with expertise in:
- management
- marketing
- business economics
- accounting
- economics
- innovation
- strategy
- organisation
- Sustainability
In the final year of study, you have several elective options based on your own interests.
In the 5th semester, you can choose:
- Elective subject package at USN
- Study abroad
- Take an internship/work placement in a Norwegian or foreign company
In the 6th semester, you can choose to specialise in the areas that especially interest you. Our campuses offer different specialisation options. Contact the study advisor at each campus if you have questions about your options.
Further education
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration qualifies you for admission to a range of master's programmes in Norway and abroad. At USN, the following master's programmes may be relevant:
- Business Administration, Siviløkonom
- Master's in Business Administration
- Master's in Social Analysis
- Master's in Accounting and Auditing
- Master's in Innovation and Technology Management
- Master's in Innovation and Leadership
- Master's in Sustainability Management
- The programme can also form the basis for practical pedagogical education (PPU).
Different admission and additional requirements may apply. Contact a study advisor for more information.
Specialisations in Bø
If you are studying a BA in Economics and Management at Campus Bø, you will have lecturers with solid experience from the business world who focus on ensuring that you acquire the knowledge and skills that the labour market demands. With us, you get lecturers who devote the necessary time to guidance, assignment training, and facilitation. Our students benefit from a lovely campus, Norway's best student environment, and beautiful surroundings in the heart of Telemark. Read more about Campus Bø.
At Campus Bø, we give you the opportunity to get close to both national and international working life, and we offer a good selection of specialisation options in the 6th semester:
Accounting Clerk
An accounting clerk helps companies and individuals manage financial tasks such as bookkeeping, tax planning, and financial reporting. They provide advice on how to improve financial efficiency and comply with laws and regulations. Additionally, they can assist with budgeting and financial analysis to support decision-making. Accounting clerks play an important role in ensuring that financial data is accurate and up to date.
International Management and Marketing
This specialisation covers topics such as market analysis, market selection, entry strategies, and how to adapt marketing activities to different cultural contexts. You will also learn how to use digital tools and platforms to market products and services.
Business Development
In this specialisation, you will learn to identify and exploit new opportunities for growth and efficiency for companies and organisations. You will also learn about how intellectual property rights can protect a company’s ideas, inventions, designs, and brands through patents, trademarks, and copyright. This gives the company a competitive advantage by ensuring that others cannot copy or exploit their innovations without permission.
Finance and Financial Analysis
This specialisation teaches you valuation in practice based on recognised theories and methods. Practical cases are used in the course. You need to combine what you have learned from finance theory, strategy, and accounting analysis. You will gain good insights to assess company acquisitions, valuation of securities, and other assets in a business to achieve strategic goals. The specialisation is very practical-oriented and provides relevant knowledge that is sought after in the business community.
Study Plan and Course Plans
A study plan describes the content, structure and organization of a study programme. To each study plan there is a set of course plans that describe the different courses. In the course plan you will also find a reading list. Below you will find a study model that shows you which courses that are taught in each term. In the study model you'll also find links to each course plan.
Study plan for 2026 autumnStudy model
Admission requirements
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Generell studiekompetanse
Quotas at the previous admission:
Full time
Read about ordinary quota here (in norwegian only).
Full time
Read more about the first diploma quota (in norwegian only).
