Finance

The Master in Finance (FIE) is one of the specialisations within the two-year MSc programme in Economics and Business Administration at NHH. After finishing the programme you will be awarded the title MSc in Economics and Business Administration.

Today's increasingly global economy requires a profound understanding of how capital markets function and the way orporations raise and invest capital. The Masters of Finance programme prepares students for careers in investment banking, commercial banking, private equity, brokerage, investment management, consulting and corporate governance, as well as central banks and regulatory authorities.

We have designed the courses to give a deep understanding of the latest developments in financial research. Our cutting-edge international faculty inspires and engages students in discussions, allowing them to analyse real-life problems related to financial markets and financial decision-making in firms.

Finance is the most popular study at NHH. The programme gives students an opportunity to tailor their skills to match their future careers by specializing in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets or Quantitative Finance.

Admission is based on a university degree of at least three years of study beyond Norwegian minimum requirements for entrance to higher education (in Norway) with satisfactory results. Applicants' previous studies must contain a minimum of 50 % (90 ECTS) within economics and business administration (this can include, but not exclusively be made up of subjects like statistics or mathematics). In addition, we require that minimum 1/6 (30 ECTS) of previous studies are within business administration (which includes finance, accounting, strategy, marketing, statistics, mathematics etc, but not economics courses such as micro- or macroeconomics). We require a minimum score of 600 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The minimum requirement for the GRE test is 152 points (new scale) / 660 points (old scale) on the Quantative reasoning section.If English is not your mother tongue, you are required to prove your English proficiency by taking either a TOEFL or an IELTS test. For the TOEFL test a score of at least 575 points on the written test, 233 on the computer-based version or 90 points on the internet based test, are required. The minimum score requirement on the IELTS is 6.5. Exemptions from the TOEFL/IELTS requirement may be considered if you can document that the medium of your higher education has been English for two years or more.

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