Course plan
Below you will find an overview of the courses included in the programme and when they are offered.
Specialisation in Finance
Finance
Click on the course title to read the course description. Please note that courses are subject to change.
| Course | Course type | ECTS | Semester |
| Advanced Microeconomics I | Common | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Asset Pricing Theory I | Common | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Asset Pricing Theory II | Common | 3 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Panel Data/ Microeconometrics | Common | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| International Finance | Common | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Empirical Asset Pricing | Common | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Corporate Finance Theory | Common | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Research seminar in Finance II | Common | 3 ECTS | Spring 2024 Spring 2026 |
| Research Seminar in Finance I | Common | 3 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Research Ethics | Specialisation | 0 ECTS | Autumn 2023 Autumn 2025 |
| Topics in Asset Pricing | Specialisation | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Topics in Corporate Finance | Specialisation | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Empirical Corporate Finance (Aalto) | Specialisation | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics | Specialisation | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2023 Autumn 2025 |
| Frontiers of Household Finance | Specialisation | 4 ECTS | Autumn 2022 |
| Advances in Asset Pricing Theory | Specialisation | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Market Microstructure and Frictions | Specialisation | 3 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Household Finance | Specialisation | 3 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Time Series Econometrics | Elective | 6 ECTS | Spring 2023 Spring 2025 |
| Advanced Macroeconomics I | Elective | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Advanced Macroeconomics II | Elective | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Electives from Nordic Finance Networks | Elective | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2023 Autumn 2025 |
| Introduction to Capital-Markets Research in Accounting | Elective | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2023 |
| Mathematics, Ph.D | Elective | 4 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Advanced Statistics | Elective | 6 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
| Advanced Microeconomics II | Elective | 3 ECTS | Autumn 2022 Autumn 2024 |
Taking Topics in Corporate Finance or Topics in Asset Pricing is mandatory.
PhD candidates in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Economics, Leadership and Organization, and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation programmes must complete the following:
| Courses | ECTS |
| Common courses | 24 |
| Specialisation courses | 24 |
| Elective courses | 12 |