Master of Science in Business

Major in Sustainable Finance

Customise your Master of Science in Business degree by choosing a major in Sustainable Finance.

  • English
  • Full-time
  • Oslo
  • Start date: August 2021
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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

With the increasing need for expertise in both sustainability and finance, you will become a well-prepared candidate within this career field. You will gain knowledge of issues related to global sustainable development, climate change, and corporate environmental and social responsibility with strong general management, quantitative and broad finance skills. The programme covers general management and quantitative skills combined with finance and sustainability topics. In terms of the sustainability coverage, the major has a strong focus on corporate and organisational aspects.

With a major in sustainable finance you will gain broad knowledge of the theory and quantitative tools of the core areas of business administration. You will be able to comprehend the central role of finance in the global economy, and in the adoption of sustainable technologies and practices. In addition, you will become knowledgeable in the main challenges and issues related to social and environmental responsibility, climate change, and global sustainable development.

Popular courses covered in this programme

Ethics and Sustainability in Finance

Understand the sustainability issues and ethical challenges facing today’s financial industry.

Financial Strategy in a Global Economy

Gain insight into financial decision-making in multinational firms from a managerial perspective, but approached by using theories within economics and finance.

Investments

Gain insight into the international dimension of the investment process and sustainable short-term and long-term investment strategies.

Value Creation, Sustainability and Social Welfare

Ethics and Sustainability in Finance

Understand the sustainability issues and ethical challenges facing today’s financial industry.

Investments

Gain insight into the international dimension of the investment process and sustainable short-term and long-term investment strategies.

Financial Strategy in a Global Economy

Gain insight into financial decision-making in multinational firms from a managerial perspective, but approached by using theories within economics and finance.

Value Creation, Sustainability and Social Welfare

Major in Sustainable Finance

Programme Structure

The academic year at BI is divided into two semester, one in the autumn and one in spring. There are exams at the end of each semester. This programme structure provides an overview of which courses you will be taking and when you will be taking them.

1. Year

    60 credits (ECTS)

2. Year

    60 credits (ECTS)

Autumn

Spring

    ESG Risks, Reporting and Regulation

    6 ECTS

Autumn

Spring

    Value Creation, Sustainability and Social Welfare

    6 ECTS

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The Master of Science in Business major in Sustainable Finance is a new programme in development to begin in August of 2021. Details and descriptions are subject to change.

  • English
  • Full-time
  • Credits: 120
  • Oslo
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