Overview

The PhD programme in Economics and Business is located at the School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

"Economics and business" is interpreted in a broad sense to include, inter alia, entrepreneurship, innovation and organizational theory.

The aim of the Economics and Business programme of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is to qualify candidates for research of international standard within all the department’s subject areas, and for other work that require scientific insight and analytical thinking and skills.

PhD students learn to work in accordance with recognized principles of academic and research ethics.

Job opportunities

The PhD programme in Economics and Business shall qualify candidates for research of international standard within all the department’s subject areas, and for other work where there are high demands on scientific insight and analytical thinking. Students must learn to work in accordance with recognised principles of academic and research ethics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Ethics and Philosophy of Science

Microeconomic Theory

Topics in environmental economics

Development Economics: Methods and Policy Analysis

Climate Economics

Intellectual Property Rights

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics View 3 other PhDs in Economics in Norway

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to one of NMBU`s eight PhD programmes, you need to have the following requirements met: education background, sufficient knowledge of the English language, and funding. In addition, the faculty must have supervisory capacity within the relevant field of study.

You must have a master's degree with a scope of at least 120 credits (ECTS) that is based on a bachelor’s degree of minimum 180 credits (ECTS), or a cand.med.vet. degree, or an integrated master’s degree with a scope of minimum 300 credits (ECTS).

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Ås

9420 - 15000 NOK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.