Master of Science

Leadership and Organisational Psychology

Gain extensive insight into a company’s most valuable recourse, its people. This programme is suited for people aiming for a career in strategic human resource management, consulting, or individual and organisational development.

English
Full-time
Oslo
Start date: August 2021

Due to the high volume of applications received, this programme has now reached capacity and we are no longer able to accept applications. Please check our other master programmes for remaining availabilty.

What will you learn?

Businesses today must recruit, retain, develop, and reward employees and provide an environment in which they will perform their best. Strategic workforce planning improves business value, and makes it possible for companies and organisations to reach their goals. This programme will provide you with the required education to implement and lead such processes in organisations, thereby contributing to organisational effectiveness.

You will gain a thorough understanding of theory and research in the area of leadership and organisational behaviour, and develop skills in applying this knowledge to real-life organisational challenges, and identify necessary changes for meeting organisational goals and ambitions.

Popular courses covered in this programme

Ethics and Sustainability in Organisations

Get the knowledge and skills necessary to take an active, professional part in the economic and environmental challenges of today, including climate change, poverty and employment issues.

Managing Across Cultures

Use organisational and psychological research, and explore the concepts of culture, mobility, and cross-cultural leadership and human resource management.

Psychological Measurement and Individual Differences

Understand individual differences or the individual as part of a system, by getting extensive knowledge of individual characteristics as reflected in different theories.

Leadership in Organisations

Learn the various scientific perspectives used for studying leadership, and how leaders influence individual and organisational performance.

Career possibilities

With a Master's Degree in Leadership and Organisational Psychology, you will be a relevant and attractive candidate for a great number of positions at the managerial level in a variety of organisations. Here are a few examples of positions our former students have obtained:

Recruitment Coordinator Scandinavia, Tesla Motors
Nordic HR Manager, Texas Instruments
Consultant/Analyst, PA Consulting Group
Talent and Reward Manager, Telia Norge
HR Specialist, Opera Software
Communication Manager, Thales Norway
Other position titles include Organisational Consultant, Customer Relations Manager, Business Analyst, Manager for Change and Management Trainee in various companies.

Sofie Seland Amundsen Organisational Psychology Consultant Aon Assessment Solutions/Cut-e Saving recruiters from unconscious biases

CUSTOMISE YOUR DEGREE

As a master student at BI, you have several exciting opportunities that will contribute to a varied and interesting student life, at the same time as you build relevant competence and gain an advantage in the job market by tailoring your degree.

Our internship programme is a credit-bearing course that gives you the opportunity to test subjects and industries based on your interests, competency, and personal qualities. An internship is valuable as a means of allowing you to experience how your field of study is applied in the business world and provides you with work experience that can be highly attractive to potential employers.
- Learn more about internship possibilities
We offer a number of elective courses so that you can adapt your studies to your own interests and goals. This way you can build up competency and pursue a combination of courses that will make you attractive and unique.
- Learn more about elective courses for this programme
Take part of your education abroad! If you want to work abroad or in an international company after your studies, this should be particularly relevant for you. Culture and language are important in all companies and organisations, but knowledge of other countries' customs, governance and behaviour can be absolutely crucial to global success.
- Learn more about exchange opportunities

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.