A specialisation in applied finance will prepare you for work with the financing of investment and operations of private and public enterprises.
Major in Applied Finance
Relevant themes include capital structure, valuation of assets and investment projects, evaluation of M&A decisions, as well as various types of capital (fund) management.
This specialisation also offers specific competence in corporate organisation and governance and processes related to acquisitions and divestitures
As a student, you will acquire methods and tools that form the basis for valuation and investment decisions in various businesses and financial institutions. With a specialisation in finance, you are highly relevant for job opportunities in banking, capital management, and corporate finance.
Career prospects
A degree in finance provides you with skills and knowledge that are highly valuable in a wide range of future careers in both the public and private sector
Finance candidates have many possible career paths, for example: Corporate Finance (controller, treasury), Financial markets (trader, analyst, strategist, regulator), Banking (investment banking, consumer banks), Asset management (insurance companies, pension funds), Government/Central Bank/Administration, Accounting, Private Equity. Many finance candidates choose to spend a few years within the structured trainee programs of the large accounting/consulting firms to enhance their choices even more.
A finance degree is about the widest possible choice of future careers.
What is Finance?
Finance is about identifying and implementing good (profitable) investment opportunities, both within corporations (corporate finance) and in financial markets (investments). In corporations, is about sourcing capital and allocating it to the right investments. In capital markets, it is about choosing among the available assets.
All financial decisions are based on balancing a future return with the risk of the investment. Finance provides tools to evaluate this risk/return tradeoff, and use these tools to price assets, tools which are immediately applied to real-world business decisions.
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Curriculum
About the programme:
The applied finance specialisation is a part of the Master of Science in Business Administration programme.
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Contact
Profile leader E-mail: bernt.arne.odegaard@uis.no Office: EOJ 235