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Double Degree

International experiences

Improved language

skills

International networking

Cultural experience

Friends for life

New academic impulses

Attractive for

companies

Solidify your CV

Double Degree, Internship, Mentor, Exchange

WHY?

What is a Double Degree?

• Study at two internationally-acclaimed institutions and receive two degrees

• Spend the first academic year at BI and the second academic year at the host institution

• Receive two full degrees, completing them in the same time it would take to earn one

• Challenging, but rewarding

• For students with minimum GPA B

Double Degree

BI’s double degree partnersMSc in Business

• Queen’s School of Business, Kingston, Canada

• EDHEC Business School, Lille, France

• Catholic University of Portugal, School of Economics and Management (FCEE), Lisbon, Portugal

Double Degree

Triple Crown = AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation

Only approx. 50 business schools worldwide have ’triple’ accreditation

Queen’s School of Business, Canada

• First year studying at BI• Second year: Master of International

Business program at Queen’s• One of Canada’s top ranked business schools• ”MBA-type” program• Double major: BI major + Master in International

Business• Small classes with excellent faculty• Team-based learning approach: ’the power of

teams’• Thesis: written and supervised at BI• Typical ”American” campus environment• 5 available places in 2015/2016

Master of International Business

Autumn semester:4 Core courses • Business in the Global Economy • Global Strategy• Leadership Across Cultures• Working in Multicultural Tam

• 1 Elective course

Spring semester:• BI thesis • Minimum 1 elective• Group Business Project

EDHEC Business School • First year studying at BI• Second year in one of EDHEC’s

programs:• One of France’s top Grande Ecole schools (#14 in

FT ranking)• MSc in Entrepreneurship• LLM in Law & Tax Management• MSc in Marketing Management • MSc in Strategy & Organisational Consultancy• Double major: BI major + EDHEC specialisation• 3-month Internship, International/in France• French course in the autumn semester• Thesis: written and supervised at BI• New campus in Lille (1 hr north from Paris)• 5 available places in 2015-2016

Course Requirement

• 46 ECTS course credits • Different majors than at BI• 3 to 6 months internship• 30 ECTS BI accordance to BI rules and regulations• Waiver for Research Methodology and Business Ethics• Mandatory none credit French course in the Autumn

FCEE Catholic University, Portugal

• First year studying at BI• Second year in Catolica’s International MSc in

Management• One of Portugal’s top schools• Interesting business and skills-oriented courses (e.g.

Leadership Laboratory) that are not available at BI• Majors in Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Innovation and

Technology, General Management• Some BI majors (Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Business

Law) can stay with their major• Some BI majors (HRM and Logistics) need to take Catolica’s

General Management major• Thesis: written at Catolica• Located only 10 minutes from Lisbon’s sprawling

city center• 5 available places in 2015/2016

Program Structure

Majors at BIGeneral

Business Foundations

InternationalLeadership

LabMajor

courses

Free & International electives

Portuguese Lang.

Thesis SUM

Finance 10.5 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 6 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 7 ECTS 4 ECTS 42 ECTS 76.5 ECTS

Marketing 10.5 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 6 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 7 ECTS 4 ECTS 42 ECTS 76.5 ECTS

Strategy 10.5 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 6 ECTS 3.5 ECTS 7 ECTS 4 ECTS 42 ECTS 76.5 ECTS

Internat. Business 10.5 ECTS 0 ECTS 6 ECTS 7 ECTS (2) 7 ECTS 4 ECTS 42 ECTS 76.5 ECTS

- Students of the Finance, Marketing and Strategy majors at BI choose the corresponding major at Católica-Lisbon.- Students of the International Business Major at BI choose “Strategy and Consulting” at Católica-Lisbon (2) “Strategic Management Consulting Project” (7 ECTS).(3) Continue MSc in Economics: will be in a separate overview.

Robert StenmarkCatolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics Lisbon,

Portugal, Autumn 2011 – Spring 2012

“I applied to the double degree program to challenge myself and to gain personal as well as professional development – exactly what I got.

The university has a very practical approach to teaching, and group work has an important role in all courses.

Selection takes place in the first year of your MSc.

We are looking for motivated candidates with good GPA’s.

• Double Degree: Recommended GPA average B, no pending subjects

How to apply – online @BI• Letter of motivation (in English)• CV (in English)

Application deadline: February 1

Summary – Who’s Eligible?

Exchange, International Office: www.bi.edu/exchangeHege Jordheim hege.jordheim@bi.no

Ouafa Abarkach Ouafa.abarkach@bi.no

Double Degree: www.bi.edu/msc/doubledegree

Ellen Tobiasson ellen.tobiasson@bi.no

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