Master 120 ECTS
Major in Finance
With a Master in Business, Majoring in Finance from BI you can develop strategic financial skills. Prepare for leadership roles in finance, consulting, and management.
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 programme?
In the video below, our students, faculty members and industry representatives share their perspectives on why you should choose the major in Finance.
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Life as a student can be both exciting and challenging. Therefore we've listed different opportunities and resources which can be useful during your studies.
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Explore student housing options in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim. Housing providers, application procedures and any housing guarantees vary by campus. Please follow the guidance for the campus where you will study.
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
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Equinor
Deeksha Kanyal -
Norfund
Donald Muchiri Kariuki -
Kameo
Faraz Seyedi
Customise your degree
As a master's 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.
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Learn more about your opportunities for going on exchange while you are studying at BI. From Switzerland to South Korea - BI Norwegian Business School has exchange partnerships with more than 200 schools around the world.
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Prior experience at a workplace is invaluable when you're applying for jobs. At BI, you have the possibility to combine real-world experience with earning credits.
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We offer a number of elective courses, so that you can adapt your studies to your own wishes and interests. In this way, you can build up competence and get a professional combination that makes you attractive and unique.
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The Double Degree programme allows you to earn two master's degrees in the same time it takes to complete one. Double your insight, double your network, and double your potential!
Tuition fee
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Finance
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Finance
Tuition fee
Master 120 ECTS
Major in Finance
*Internal applicants are applicants who have passed a minimum of 120 ECTS from BI.
Students with a bachelor's degree from BI are eligible for a discounted tuition fee.
The tuition fee is invoiced per semester and adjusted annually. It includes access to lectures and the standard examination fee.
Different rates apply to students from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Certain exceptions and variations may apply.
Scholarship and financing
BI offers scholarships for eligible applicants. Explore the available scholarships and check the eligibility requirements and application deadlines for your programme and intake.
Admission requirements
- Admission requirements for all full-time Master programmes
- Programme-specific admission requirements for the Master in Business
- If you are a current student at BI, log in to the student portal to find specific admission requirements in your education plan
Priority application deadline for full-time Master programmes: 1 March.
After 1 March, applications are accepted on a rolling basis.