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STOCKHOLM SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS

Master Program in Finance

The two-year Master program in Finance combines a rigorous theoretical approach with extensive real world applications. Pedagogical methods include case-based teaching, computer-based modelling and extensive interactions with practitioners and corporate partners.

The courses in the first semester build the foundations and are mandatory for all students. In the second semester students specialize in either Investment Management or Corporate Finance.

The four mandatory courses are:

(Note: Students with a solid background in accounting will take the course 3301 - Financial Accounting instead of 3310)

The specialization in Investment Management (IM) prepares for careers in asset management, security analysis, risk management, quantitative investment methods and securities sales and trading. Investment management skills are also important for regulators and policy makers in financial markets. The specialization provides a solid analytical foundation for understanding risk and return, value creation, and regulatory and legal institutions in asset markets.

The specialization in Corporate Finance (CF) prepares for careers in investment banking, commercial banking, private equity, management consulting, finance functions in corporations and elsewhere. The Corporate Finance specialization provides a framework for assessing the value impact of operational decisions, capital budgeting choices, and critical business decisions such as mergers or restructuring.

There are no mandatory courses in the second and third semester.  However, students must select at least three courses within their chosen specialization. The remaining five courses may be chosen freely, within or outside the field of finance.

The finance electives given in the spring semester are:


The finance electives given in the fall semester are:


Master's Thesis

The Master’s Thesis is an opportunity for the student to take the first step towards a future job by choosing a suitable topic. A thesis can either be written as an academic research paper, or as a case study, or a report that addresses a real-world financial problem faced by a firm or financial institution.