Major in Strategy

Customise your Master of Science in Business degree by choosing a major in Strategy.

What will you learn?

The strategic insight you will acquire through this major will enable you to understand industry and market conditions, learn about appropriate strategic decisions, and learn how to implement these decisions in a firm. You will learn the analytical skills needed to make complex business decisions, and how to maintain an action-oriented perspective of firms' strategic processes. Additionally, you will gain the contextual understanding necessary to become a strategist in a rapidly evolving and increasingly global business environment.

Popular courses covered in this programme

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Student perspective

MSc in Business with a major in Strategy Class of 2017 student, Rodica Burlacu, gives insight into her thought process when she chose her graduate programme at BI. Rodica then continues by talking about the ways the major has enabled her to have a vast range of industries to choose from for establishing her career.

Faculty Perspective

Associate Professor and Coordinator for the major in Strategy, Erik Aadland, explains in this video how the major helps students to gain competitive knowledge that will help them stand out in the marketplace of the future.

Industry Perspective

Jørgen Hansen Juvik, Management Consultant at EY and BI alumnus, elaborates on three main benefits he sees from taking an MSc in Business with a major in Strategy. Furthermore, he gives practical examples of how the degree has given him the chance to excel in his career.

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Programme Structure

The academic year at BI is divided into two semester, one in the autumn and one in spring. There are exams at the end of each semester. This programme structure provides an overview of which courses you will be taking and when you will be taking them.