Education

The purpose of the Master thesis is to independently conduct an empirical study in the field of Finance. You follow the Writing a Master’s Thesis Proposal skills course for your specific program. The goal is to develop your research skills and to write a research proposal that serves as a blueprint for your thesis. As part of the thesis skills process, you either identify a topic on the Finance department website or develop your own thesis topic. A list of topics provided by our Finance staff members can be found below. To indicate your thesis topic and your preferred choices of supervisor, make use of the link to the google sheet that will be made available on the Writing a Master’s Thesis Proposal Canvas page of your program. 

The full list of thesis topics can be found here.

The Finance department contributes to bachelor’s level study at the School of Business and Economics via a set of foundational courses and skills that include:

• Finance (year 1, mandatory for all BSc students)
• Banking (year 2)
• Financial Markets (year 2)
• Managerial Finance and Accounting (year 2)
• Corporate Governance (year 2)
• Financing Emerging Economies (year 2)
• Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (year 3, finance major)
• Financial Management and Policy (year 3, finance major)
• International Financial Management (year 3, finance major)
• Options and Futures (year 3, finance major)
• Finance Field Trips (skill)
• Finance with Excel (skill)
• Managing Takeovers (skill)
• Real Estate Investment and Valuation (skill)