Master's Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship Programme description

The master’s degree programme in entrepreneurship is a two-year extension of a three-year bachelor's degree programme. The programme is an interdisciplinary full-time programme of study taught in English and Norwegian, where the student acquires the knowledge, skills and general competence required for entrepreneurial activities at both a practical and a theoretical level. After completing the programme, students are awarded a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and qualify for admission to relevant PhD programmes.

The master's programme is designed as a Value Creation Programme where students learn through creating new value for others. This value can be financial, cultural or social, and is anchored in a broad definition of entrepreneurship that includes intrapreneurship (creating value internally in companies or the public sector) and social entrepreneurship (focusing on creating social value in NGOs/non-profits, organisations and ventures) as well as traditional entrepreneurial activities (starting a commercial venture). Therefore the pedagogical approach of this programme differs from traditional master's level programmes in its strong emphasis on insight into entrepreneurial processes achieved through practical experience.

Students completing this programme will acquire entrepreneurial competence that will enable them to start their own ventures as well as finding employment as change agents within private and/or public enterprises or NGOs. Entrepreneurial competence enables students to act upon opportunities and ideas to create value for others. Entrepreneurial skills enable students to act and adapt when exposed to situations with a high degree of uncertainty. Entrepreneurial abilities such as creativity, leadership, communication, critical thinking and flexibility are often termed 21st century competencies, and these competencies have been identified as crucial to succeed in future work life.

The programme aims to attract highly motivated and capable students who seek a combination of practical and theoretical entrepreneurship education at master's level. The target group for the programme is students with a capacity to hard work and a desire to create something new and of value for others. Under the close supervision and guidance of faculty and other professionals, the students are challenged theoretically, practically, and personally.

Students should be eager to question the way challenges in society are currently solved. This may include how digitalisation can make the public and private sectors more efficient, how we can reach the UN sustainable development goals or how society should best tackle an aging population. It is important that enrolled students actively seek to challenge themselves and be willing to step outside their comfort zone, create new solutions, and be able to tackle a high degree of uncertainty. Students are not required to have an idea or entrepreneurial experience in advance. However, qualities such as initiative, solution orientation, eagerness to learn and motivation to work hard are emphasised.

Admission to this programme is regulated by Regulations Relating to Admissions to Studies at OsloMet.

Admission requires:

• general entrance requirements for Norwegian higher education, including proficiency in Norwegian (or any other Scandinavian language)
• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree
• an average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor's degree
• an approved entrance test
• passed entrance interview

Along with the application it is required that candidates submit a completed entrance test where the candidate introduces themselves and answer questions and assignments designed to determine their suitability for the programme and for entrepreneurship. The entrance test will be available on the programme’s web page when the application portal opens.

The entrance test will be assessed by a faculty panel, which will evaluate the candidates’ background and suitability for the programme. Approximately 100 candidates will be invited to an entrance interview. Approximately 35 of these candidates will be selected for the programme. The selection of candidates is based on the entrance test and entrance interview only.

The master programme aims for a diverse group of students with different educational backgrounds. In the case where several qualified applicants have similar educational backgrounds, applicants with different backgrounds may be chosen for admission over those with similar backgrounds.

Single subjects: Entrance test and interview does not apply for admission to single subjects only.

After completing the programme, the candidate should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate has

• thorough knowledge of perspectives and theory related to entrepreneurship
• advanced knowledge about how to identify, analyse and develop value creation ideas and opportunities
• a high level of understanding about how to identify one’s own resources and the resources of others with an aim to inspire entrepreneurial activity
• in-depth knowledge of, and the ability to apply, social science research methodology in an entrepreneurial setting

Skills

The candidate has

• specialised knowledge of how to utilise different entrepreneurial tools to assess and analyse value creation activities
• specialised skills to develop a vision for a value creating activity
• advanced skills related to estimating the cost of turning an idea into a value-creating activity
• in-depth skills in identifying and assessing their individual strengths and weaknesses, particularly in the context of high-pressure teamwork
• broad skills in setting long-, medium- and short-term goals, defining priorities, planning and carrying out tasks, and adapting to unforeseen changes, both individually and as part of a team
• a broad understanding of how to manage ambiguity and uncertainty through value creation and process learning
• advanced skills in communicating and learning together with others, including peers, mentors and external stakeholders
• specialised skills in reflecting on and learning from success and failure

General competence

The candidate is

• capable of analysing ethical challenges related to entrepreneurship, market research and use of data
• able to gather, utilise and assess the relevance of academic and popular sources of information
• able to present results and findings from independent and group work, both orally and in writing
• able to communicate and discuss theoretical concepts and problem statements with experts within different academic and industry domains
• able to confidently challenge truths and norms, and continue to question how society is structured

Dette emnet retter fokus mot arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningens oppgaver med spesifikk kunnskap om sosialtjenestens oppgaver, tiltak og ytelser. Rettsvitenskap og sosialt arbeid er integrert i dette emnet. Emnet gir innsikt i forholdet mellom hjelp og kontroll og den maktutøvelsen som vil kunne prege frivillige og ufrivillige tiltak som foreslås til brukere av sosialtjenesten. Studentene øves i å anvende rettsreglene med utgangspunkt i autentiske, men konstruerte saker. Studentene møter tenkte personer i utsatte livssituasjoner og med behov for økonomisk rådgivning, økonomisk sosialhjelp og/eller øvrig praktisk bistand. Emnet innebærer nært samarbeid med den kommunale sosialtjenesten ved ulike NAV- kontorer.

Studentene må ha fullført og bestått 1. studieår av bachelorprogrammet i sosialt arbeid.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten:

• har bred kunnskap om oppfølging av enkeltpersoner med sammensatte og komplekse hjelpebehov i arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen (NAV).
• har bred kunnskap om kravet til individuell vurdering av hjelpebehov i arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen.
• har kunnskap om fattigdom, økonomiske problemer og arbeidsledighet.
• har kunnskap om sentrale økonomiske ytelser, økonomisk rådgivning og gjeldsordningsloven for å forebygge og avhjelpe gjelds- og privatøkonomiske problemer.
• har kunnskap om veilednings-, helseavklarings- og tiltaksarbeid i praksis.
• har kunnskap om hvordan man skal tilrettelegge for brukermedvirkning ved kartlegging og saksbehandling.
• har kunnskap om betydningen av dokumentasjon i saksbehandling og betydningen av forsvarlig journalføring.
• har bred kunnskap om lov om sosiale tjenester i arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen (sosialtjenesteloven), rundskriv og generell forvaltningsrett.

Ferdigheter

Studentene:

• kan anvende rettsregler, opplyse om rettigheter og plikter og utøve juridisk og sosialfaglig skjønn.
• kan utarbeide elementære journalnotater og vedtak som er sosialfaglig og etisk forsvarlige og juridisk korrekte.
• kan møte og bistå enkeltpersoner med veiledningsbehov og behov for økonomisk sosialhjelp.
• kan anvende faglig kunnskap om arbeidsrettet inkludering i møte med arbeidssøkere, arbeidsgivere og andre samarbeidspartnere.
• kan reflektere rundt dilemmaer ved valg av frivillige vs. obligatoriske tiltak.
• kan analysere hvordan politikk og strukturelle rammebetingelser påvirker sosialt arbeid innenfor NAV.

Generell kompetanse

Studenten:

• har innsikt i arbeid som mål og middel til inntektssikring for å sikre økonomisk selvhjulpenhet.
• har innsikt i forsvarlighetskravet i forbindelse med utredning, kartlegging og veiledning.
• har innsikt i hvordan utvise dømmekraft i situasjoner med mangelfull og/eller motstridende informasjon.
• har innsikt i forholdet mellom hjelp og kontroll, maktutøvelse og etiske problemstillinger som er koplet til det sosiale arbeidet som utføres i NAV.

Undervisningen veksler mellom fagintegrert undervisning i plenumssamlinger og oppgaveløsning i gruppe basert på oppdaterte, autentiske og anonyme case. Det gis tilbakemelding på gruppeoppgaver.

For å kunne fremstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende arbeidskrav godkjent:

1. Tre skriftlige arbeidskrav i gruppe, bestående av case hvor studentene trener på utredning, kartlegging og saksbehandling i NAV. Det gis skriftlig og muntlig tilbakemelding på arbeidskravene. Studentene er forpliktet til å delta med likeverdige bidrag.

Dersom arbeidskravene ikke blir godkjent, gis det anledning til å kunne levere en forbedret versjon en gang. Arbeidskravene vurderes samlet godkjent/ikke godkjent.

Dersom ett eller flere av arbeidskravene ikke blir levert vil studenten få muligheten til å levere kompenserende arbeidskrav innen nærmere angitt frist.