Finance is one of the international Master’s programmes available at the Oulu Business School. Students can take courses from all business programmes.  

Studying at the Oulu Business School is a multicultural experience, as international degree and exchange students attend the same courses with local students. 

Students can also join an exchange programme with another business school.

Overview

Welcome to study Finance at the AASCB accredited Oulu Business School. 

Master’s programme in Finance focusing on the core areas of finance, investment management, and corporate financial management.
 

The Finance programme includes courses in asset pricing, portfolio management, corporate finance, corporate governance, and financial risk management. 

The programme includes core courses covering fundamental theory, mathematical methods, and research methods. 

In addition, current trends, such as green financing, crowdfunding, and banking regulation are taught as well.  

Students also gain special insight into investor behavior on how to analyze the rationality of investors’ decision-making as well as social and environmental responsibility as a factor in investor behavior.

The programme gives students the abilities and knowledge to pursue an academic career or and career in the industry after finishing their studies.
 

The applicant needs to have an appropriate and relevant bachelor or higher-level degree.

The applicant also needs to meet the minimum requirements for English language skills of the University of Oulu.

Guidelines on how to apply available at https://www.oulu.fi/en/apply/how-apply?utm_source=THE&utm_medium=guidelines&utm_campaign=intl_mktg
 

Possible career outcomes of the graduates include, but are not limited to: Asset Manager, Financial or Market Analyst, Investment Banker, and Corporate Financial Manager.