Finance major – Master in Economics and Business Administration

A major in finance will prepare you for work with the financing of investment and operations of private and public enterprises.

Published 31. Oct. 2023. Updated on 26. Mar. 2026

About the major

Degree

The major in Finance is a part of the Master in Economics and Business Administration.

Courses

Elective courses in Finance

Admission and application

Information about admission and the application process

A finance degree is about the widest possible choice of future careers.
Bernt Arne Ødegaard, Professor of Finance

Learning outcome and career prospects

What you will learn

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 major 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 major in finance, you are highly relevant for job opportunities in banking, capital management, and corporate finance.

Career paths

A major 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.