Thesis in Finance

Course Director: Gualtiero Azzalini

The MSc thesis is a 30 ECTS credits independent piece of work in which the student has to document that she can (i) identify and rigorously analyze a research question in finance, (ii) write a coherent, consistent and easy-to-read thesis, and (iii) present and defend her arguments and the results obtained from her research. The thesis should be representative of the student´s ability to think critically as well as to interpret and discuss the results obtained from the empirical analysis. Furthermore, the thesis needs to place the obtained results within the relevant related literature and clearly emphasize the incremental contribution of the thesis.

A document with further details on the course organization and with guidelines regarding the thesis writing process is available on Canvas. A list of potential thesis topics and tutors are also available on Canvas.

Course Administrator: Kirandeep.Saini@hhs.se

To commence writing the Master thesis the student must have passed at least 37.5 ECTS credits of mandatory courses and core electives within their program.

All theses are graded by a dedicated examiner. To pass the course, students also need a passing grade on the thesis presentation and the discussion and to actively participate in four thesis seminars. The final course grade is equal to the thesis grade except in instances in which the discussion grade differs dramatically from the thesis grade.

Find the course schedule in TimeEdit

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