Semester program in Business Administration, Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Kristiansand
- Semester program
- 30 ECTS
- Autumn semester
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. Courses taught in English in the autumn semester 2025:
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).
Courses for the autumn semester 2026 will be published in Nov-Dec 2025.
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.