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Specialisation in Finance

Course plan

Below you will find an overview of the courses included in the programme and when they are offered.

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 I Common 3 ECTS Spring 2024
Spring 2026
Research Seminar in Finance II 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
Current Topics in 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