MSB in Applied Finance
On campus learning,
Full Time,
Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
The total service fee for this program:
€ 299
Pre payment for this program:
€ 99
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Discount event for this program
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The amount of discount for this event
100 €
The total service fee for this program after discount:
€ 199
ABOUT
Studying Master of Applied Finance at Stavanger university in Norway:
A specialisation in applied finance will prepare you for work with the financing of investment and operations of private and public enterprises.
Finance is about identifying and implementing good (profitable) investment opportunities, both within corporations (corporate finance) and in financial markets (investments). In corporations, is about sourcing capital and allocating it to the right investments. In capital markets, it is about choosing among the available assets.
All financial decisions are based on balancing a future return with the risk of the investment. Finance provides tools to evaluate this risk/return tradeoff, and use these tools to price assets, tools which are immediately applied to real-world business decisions.
Necessary information:
- Duration: 2 years/ 4 semesters
- Degree awarded by: Stavanger university
- Admission criteria: bachelor’s degree
- Language of instruction: English
- Format: Full-time
- Fees: 150,000 NOK per academic year (60 ECTS)
Curriculum:
Semester 1
Semester 1 consists of three courses. One course is unique for the Finance students, while two of the courses are taken by all the first-year students at the UiS Business School.
- MSB309 Corporate Finance (required)
Basic finance course, covering corporate investment decisions, and corporate financing (capital structure) choices, as well as some tools for asset pricing.
- MSB102 Business Decisions (required)
A highly interactive course where you will learn exciting business cases from different perspectives, together with students from all the specializations.
- MSB103 Data Analytics (required)
You learn how to extract useful information from data, as well as the programming skills using a widely popular software R.
Career opportunity:
A degree in finance provides you with skills and knowledge that are highly valuable in a wide range of future careers in both the public and private sector.
Finance candidates have many possible career paths, for example: Corporate Finance (controller, treasury), Financial markets (trader, analyst, strategist, regulator), Banking (investment banking, consumer banks), Asset management (insurance companies, pension funds), Government/Central Bank/Administration, Accounting, Private Equity. Many finance candidates choose to spend a few years within the structured trainee programs of the large accounting/consulting firms to enhance their choices even more.
Application Requirements:
- An undergraduate (Bachelor’s) degree with a minimum study duration of 3 years
- Relevant bachelor’s degree and academic requirements to the study programme
- Minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C in your bachelor’s degree
A Norwegian C is equivalent to an Upper Second-Class Honours degree in the British education system, or a B in the American education system.
English language requirements:
| English certification | Overall score |
| IELTS | 6.5 |
| TOFEL iBT | 90 |
| PTE | 62 |
| Cambridge English Qualifications | C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) |
Deadlines and intakes:
- Deadline to register courses for the autumn semester: 1 September
- Official Semester Start: 14 August
- Deadline to register courses for the spring semester: 1 February
- Official Semester Start: 2 January
If you do not have a citizenship from a Nordic country/ EU/Switzerland or Liechtenstein, or a bachelor’s degree from a Nordic country, and do not meet the Norwegian language requirement.
You must apply as an international applicant between 15 November and 1 December.
FREE VISA SERVICE
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Expenses (NOK)
150,000
Application Fee
0
Program expenses
University & General Expenses
REQUIREMENTS
80
accommodation
All students admitted to degree studies or exchange programmes at the University of Stavanger can apply for student housing through SiS Housing. The rental price is NOK 3,200–5,300 per month per person. The rooms are modestly furnished with a bed, desk, and closet. However, no dishes, cooking utensils, duvet, pillow or towels are available in the accommodations. You have to bring your own or purchase the items upon arrival. Electricity and broadband internet connection are included. You may need to buy your own Wi-Fi router.
General information for international students:
- International students will be given a housing application code upon registration of study application. You should use this given code to apply for student housing. This code should be used by international students who are arriving in Norway for the first time ONLY.
- Due to the precarious housing situation in Stavanger, UiS does not guarantee accommodation for all international students.
- You will receive only one housing offer and if you reject it, you have to make your own arrangements.
- Contracts cover usually one or two full semesters, and full semesters only (five months*).
- There are no family apartments available for international students with children. Only single room apartments are available for international students.
- International students cannot change their room with another person in the dorms, nor change dorms without the approval of SiS Housing.
- It is not possible to terminate the contract with SiS Housing during the first 5 months of the contract.
After Graduation
Vacant positions for students and graduates:
- In the job portal, you will find relevant jobs for students and newly qualified graduates.
- The positions that are posted are relevant for students and graduates.
- Search for trainee positions, internships, summer jobs, temporary, full-time and part-time jobs.
- All you have to do is consider working in different companies according to your qualifications and education.