Humour, Communication, and Leadership (INN3051)
This course will delve into the theory and practice of humour, communication, and leadership within responsible and sustainable business practices. It will equip you with the tools to lead and contribute positively to developing organizations and key organizational processes.
- Campus
- Lillehammer
- Duration
- Spring semester (January-June)
- Structure
- Full time
- Credits
- 7,5 ECTS
- Teaching language
- EN
- Startup
- January
- Application deadline
- Oct. 15, 2026
About the course
This is a 2nd semester course of the 4-semester Master's Degree in Sustainable Innovation and Leadership (Norwegian degree). It is not open for students on the Bachelor level.
Both homework assignments must be passed to be allowed to take the exam. Graded A-F, where E is the minimum for passing the exam.
For a further description of the course, check out the study plan, which can be found in the drop-down list named "Curricula and courses".
Course combinations
You can find a list of related courses in the drop-down list named "Possible course combinations".
Number of spots
This course has unlimited spots for exchange students.
Prerequisites
Required:
- Students must be enrolled in a Master's degree in Business, Management, or a similar field.
Schedule
The course schedule will be published after 01 December for the following spring semester.
Syllabus
Students need to purchase the course syllabus. However, online articles will be free through the INN student account. Detailed information will be provided to accepted students.
Curricula and courses
View the study plan for detailed information on the course.
Possible course combinations
During the spring semester, English master courses are available in the second semester of two degrees. Students may mix courses from different disciplines and degrees as long as they meet the listed prerequisites.
Guaranteed combinations in spring 2027
The following combinations are guaranteed to fit. However, combining courses from various disciplines may cause some course collisions.
- Business Forecasting (7,5 ECTS)
- Humor, communication, and leadership (7,5 ECTS)
- Machine Learning (7,5 ECTS)
- Norwegian Language Course for beginners (7,5 ECTS)
- Project Management in Innovation Processes (7,5 ECTS)
- Sustainable Business Model Innovation (7,5 ECTS)
- Quantitative Methods (7,5 ECTS)
Other course combinations
If you are interested in a combination of courses not included in the list above, this is not guaranteed. We can only inform whether it is possible when the course schedule has been published.
It is possible to apply for uncertain combinations, but in such cases, the LA/OLA cannot be signed by the International Office until the schedule is confirmed.
Application deadline and admission
Exchange students
This single course is only available to exchange students from our partner institutions. To find out whether you are eligible for an exchange study at the University of Inland Norway, contact your home institution. All exchange students must be nominated by their home institution before they can apply.
Information on the application process and the latest semester information will be sent by email to all nominated students. You will apply for relevant courses as part of your exchange application. Please review the application guidelines for preparing the required documents and applying for the exchange.
Students enrolled in other studies at INN
If you are enrolled in a Master's degree at INN and would like to take this course as an elective, please contact your Faculty. The International Office does not know which electives you can choose from.
How much does it cost?
Free exchange students.
Contact us
- kine.skjaervik@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 61 28 85 00