Double Degree
Welcome!
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 partners
MSc 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
Triple Crown = AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation
Only approx. 50 business schools worldwide have ’triple’ accreditation
Double Degree
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
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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 BI
General
Business
Foundations
International
Leadership
Lab
Major
courses
Free &
Portuguese
Internationa
Lang.
l electives
Finance
10.5 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
6 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
7 ECTS
Marketing
10.5 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
6 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
Strategy
10.5 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
6 ECTS
Internat.
Business
10.5 ECTS
0 ECTS
6 ECTS
Thesis
SUM
4 ECTS
42 ECTS
76.5 ECTS
7 ECTS
4 ECTS
42 ECTS
76.5 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
7 ECTS
4 ECTS
42 ECTS
76.5 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.
“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.
Robert Stenmark
Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics Lisbon,
Portugal, Autumn 2011 – Spring 2012
Summary – Who’s Eligible?
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
Exchange, International Office: www.bi.edu/exchange
Hege 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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