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MSC INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
GENERAL INFORMATION
April 15, 2015
Michael Kisser, Profile coordinator, Department of Finance
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Generalists versus specialists!
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The MIB makes you an educated generalist!
How does globalisation impact business decisions?
What are macroeconomic implications of foreign direct investment?
How do you create a strategy to compete internationally?
Why are some companies more successful than others?
How does country risk affect financial decision making?
What is it like to work in international teams?
Which macroeconomic factors are important for multinationals?
What ethical challenges will I meet when working internationally?
How can I be a good leader of an international workforce?
How do cultural differences affect international business?
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Selected admission statistics for international
intake
• International applications have increased from 377 in 2009 to
678 in 2013
• Average GMT: 680 (required 600)
• Nationalities of accepted students (2013)
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Brazil
China, Croatia, Czech Republic
Germany
Iceland, Italy,
Latvia
Mexico
Pakistan, Poland
Russia
Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain
Tanzania, Turkey
Venezuela
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More details in follow up session
LAB 2
12:30 – 13:00
13:15 – 13:45
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Why International Business?
• Most business is international
• International perspective is reflected in set of core courses
• Courses are held in English
• International curriculum eases international job interviews
• Many of the courses are CEMS courses, so you will meet
students from the prominent CEMS business school network
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International Business at NHH
• You get a unique opportunity to work in a multicultural
environment here at NHH
• You get to develop your intercultural skills working in
teams with people from other nationalities
• This is also useful when working in Norway, as
Norwegian businesses increasingly recruit
internationally
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Current Structure of Program
• Total Credits: 120 ECTS
- 12 Courses: 90 ECTS
- Master Thesis: 30 ECTS
• Course Composition
- 6 Core Courses
- 6 Elective Courses
• Optional exchange semester
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Mandatory Courses from INB Profile
You need to take these courses in the first year:
- INB422 International Strategy
- INB421 or BUS424 (Accounting with International Focus)
- INB423 International Marketing
- FIE433 International Finance
- INB427 Globalization and Integration
- Course in Research Methods
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Wide Range of Elective Courses (1/3)
Additional Courses with INB Code
- INB429 EU law
- INB403 Global management practice
- INB425 Chinese Challenges
- INB426 Shipping economics
- INB428 Topics in international economic history in the 19th
and 20th centuries
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Wide Range of Elective Courses (2/3)
INB profile courses with FIE, BUS, and MBM Codes
- FIE402E Corporate finance
- FIE428 Cases in corporate finance
- FIE435 Applied Finance
- BUS437 Valuation, financial analysis and accounting: an introduction
- BUS400E Management control
- BUS403 Supply chain management
- MBM420 Brand Strategy
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Wide Range of Elective Courses (3/3)
INB profile courses with ECO, SAM, STR and ETI Codes
- ECN422 International Economics (advanced)
- ECO426 Globalization, firm behaviour, and public policy
- SAM468 International fisheries management
- SAM460 Petroleum economics
- STR444 Innovation management and entrepreneurship
- STR402 Methodology for master thesis
- ETI450 Corporate social responsibility
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Elective Courses - General Information
• Courses may be chosen freely among all the courses,
including other courses from the INB profile
- International students may choose freely, irrespective of
profile
- Norwegian students need to choose 4 courses from a
different profile to get a minor, in addition to two freely
elected courses
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Choosing 3 ENE seminars is one option:
• You may choose 3 ENE seminars (2.5 ECTS each) as
one of your six elective subjects (seminars do not
have to be taken in the same semester).
• ENE451 – Risk management and safety
• ENE452 – Global aspects of climate change and ethical challenges
• ENE458 – The economics and politics of global agriculture and
trade
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Exchange
• You can go on exchange for one term
• Normally in your third semester
• The exchange will normally be your minor
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Master Thesis
• Can focus on a single topic (”standard thesis”)
• Write a combination of a maximum of three thematically
related articles
• Recent examples:
- Strategic challenges facing international oil companies
- Public-private partnerships in Europe and the developing world
- Accounting for nonprofit organizations: a case study of British Red Cross
- A critical analysis of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform and consumer
protection act
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Where do we find INB alumni?
http://alumni.nhh.no/en/
INB alumni work in a number of countries, e.g.
the USA, Germany, Kenya, Brazil, Switzerland, France,
Britain, India
... And of course in Norway
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Velkommen!
Welcome as a student of the International
Business profile
Questions? Contact
[email protected]
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