Specialisation in Finance

Course plan

Below you will find an overview of the courses included in the programme and when they are offered.

Finance

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Course Course type ECTS Semester
Asset Pricing Theory I  Common 3
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Empirical Asset Pricing Common 6
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Advanced Microeconomics I Common 3
Spring 2026
Spring 2028
Corporate Finance Theory Common 6
Spring 2026
Spring 2028
Asset Pricing Theory II Common 3 Spring 2027
Panel Data/ Microeconometrics Common 6 Spring 2027
Empirical Corporate Finance Common 6 Spring 2027
Research seminar in Finance I Common 3 Spring 2027
Research seminar in Finance II Common 3 Spring 2028
Topics in Corporate Finance  Specialisation 6 Spring 2027
Topics in Asset Pricing Specialisation 6 Spring 2027
Advances in Asset Pricing Theory Specialisation 6 Spring 2027
Household Finance Specialisation 3 Spring 2027
Market Microstructure and Frictions Specialisation 3
Spring 2027
Spring 2029
Research Ethics Specialisation 3 Fall 2027
Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics Specialisation 6 Fall 2027
Topics in Financial Econometrics Specialisation 3 Spring 2027
Introduction to Capital-Markets Research in Accounting Elective 6  
​Mathematics, PhD Elective 3
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Advanced Statistics Elective 6
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Advanced Microeconomics II Elective 3
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Advanced Macroeconomics I Elective 3
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Advanced Macroeconomics II Elective 3
Fall 2026
Fall 2028
Time Series Econometrics Elective 6
Spring 2027
Spring 2029
Electives from Nordic Finance Networks Elective 3 Fall 2027
International Finance Common 6 Not planned

Taking Topics in Corporate Finance or Topics in Asset Pricing is mandatory. 

PhD candidates in the Finance, Economics, Leadership and Organization, and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation programmes must complete the following:

Courses ECTS
Common courses 24
Specialisation courses 24
Elective courses 12