What will you learn?

Finance is where data, strategy, and value creation meet. In this major you build a solid foundation in corporate finance, investments, and risk management, using data-driven analysis grounded in theory and responsible management practices.

You will practice turning real company and market data into clear insight. You’ll learn how sustainability affects value creation, and how international finance trade-offs shape strategy. You will be able to design and test corporate finance, portfolio, and risk management strategies, and communicate your results to decision-makers. 

You will learn to: 

  • apply finance theory to real-world problems and cases 
  • value companies and projects  
  • build and test models with real data for investment and risk decisions 
  • link sustainability and responsible management to financial performance 
  • navigate international markets (work across borders and currencies, understand trade-offs) 

Why choose this major?

Engaging learning experiences and quality teaching are something we strive to provide, to help you build a solid skill and competency base, making you relevant for the future of work. In the video below, you will get the perspectives of our students, faculty, and the industry to understand the reasons for choosing to major in Finance at BI.

Why choose a major in Finance?

Career possibilities 

Employers appreciate that you combine broad business training with financial judgement, data fluency, and an understanding of sustainability and regulatory risk. You use market information and regulations to make value-creating decisions across the organisation. 

Examples of areas you can work in: 

  • Corporate finance and leadership – financial planning and analysis, cash and liquidity 
  • Investments and asset management – equities, bonds, funds 
  • Risk and compliance – market, credit and enterprise risk 
Deeksha Kanyal
Deeksha Kanyal Trainee Equinor Money in every sunbeam
Former student Donald Muchiri Kariuki
Donald Muchiri Kariuki Senior Investment Associate Norfund Senior Investment Associate at Norfund
Faraz Seyedi
Faraz Seyedi Analyst Kameo Democratizing the financial markets

Trying to decide which master programme is right for you? Take our Master Quiz to find your best match.

Customise your degree

As a master student at BI, you have several exciting opportunities that will contribute to a varied and interesting student life, at the same time as you build relevant competence and gain an advantage in the job market by tailoring your degree.

Internship

Our internship programme is a credit-bearing course that gives you the opportunity to test subjects and industries based on your interests, competency, and personal qualities. An internship is valuable as a means of allowing you to experience how your field of study is applied in the business world and provides you with work experience that can be highly attractive to potential employers.

Exchange

Take part of your education abroad! If you want to work abroad or in an international company after your studies, this should be particularly relevant for you. Culture and language are important in all companies and organisations, but knowledge of other countries' customs, governance and behaviour can be absolutely crucial to global success.

Elective courses

We offer a number of elective courses so that you can adapt your studies to your own interests and goals. This way you can build up competency and pursue a combination of courses that will make you attractive and unique.

Double degree

Earn two master's degrees in the same time it takes to complete one. Double your insight, double your network, and double your potential!

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Programme Structure

The academic year at BI is divided into two semester, one in the autumn and one in spring. There are exams at the end of each semester. This programme structure provides an overview of which courses you will be taking and when you will be taking them.

1. Year

  • 60 credits (ECTS)

Autumn

Spring

2. Year

  • 60 credits (ECTS)

Autumn

  • Master thesis for the 2026-2028 class

    7.5 ECTS

Spring

  • Master thesis for the 2026-2028 class

    22.5 ECTS

Please be aware that the study plan and courses can be subject to change, and that availability of elective courses may vary depending on the campus where you choose to study. Availability may also differ between semesters.

Check your individual study plan in the student portal for details on electives available for your programme and campus.

Major in Finance

Also available at our campus in Bergen

If you choose to study at our campus in Bergen, you will benefit from a study environment with smaller classes and close corporation with faculty, fellow students, and the local business clusters.

Admission Requirements


Priority application deadline for Master of Science: 1 March
After 1 March, applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Tuition fee

The academic year 2026-2027: NOK 128,200.

The tuition fee is invoiced per semester and adjusted annually. It includes access to lectures and the standard examination fee.

Students with a bachelor's degree from BI are eligible for a discounted tuition fee. Different rates apply to students from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Certain exceptions and variations may apply.

Read more about tuition fees.