Semester program in Business Administration, Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Semester program in Business Administration, Leadership and Entrepreneurship
  • Kristiansand
  • Semester program
  • 30 ECTS
  • Autumn semester
Hauge School of Management (HSM) at NLA University College offers a semester program for exchange students in business administration, leadership and entrepreneurship at its campus in Kristiansand, Southern Norway. The Hauge School of Management is a business school with a strong focus on leadership, entrepreneurship/innovation, and ethical behavior in the marketplace.

About the semester program   

Students in the semester program in English will study together with HSM’s full-time bachelor students in business administration and innovation, leadership and marketing. The autumn semester requires attendance from mid-August to mid-December.

Courses 

The courses in this semester program are electives in our bachelor programs in Business Administration and Innovation, Leadership and Marketing.

The semester is divided into three periods.

Period I: IML222 Digital marketing (10 ECTS credits)

Period II: Choose either HSM243 Public policy, administration and incentives for entrepreneurship and innovation (10 ECTS) or IML221 Entrepreneurship laboratory (10 ECTS)

Period III: Choose either HSM245 Leadership and organization development (10 ECTS) or HSM241 Digitalization, digital responsibility and AI (10 ECTS).

Organization of the teaching   

The class sizes vary, but a class typically has around 40 students. The teaching is organized as intensive courses in 6-8 weeks with one course at a time, meaning that one course finishes before the next one begins. 80% attendance in class is one of the work requirements.  

The language of instruction is English. 

Information for international students  

  • The orientation program for international students will be arranged prior to the semester (2-4 days).  
  • International students are normally guaranteed accommodation through the student welfare organization in Kristiansand, SiA. 
  • Read more information for international exchange students here.