Overview
The specialisation in Finance from NHH Norwegian School of Economics allows students to grow into ambitious researchers who can successfully move on to an academic career.
The structure of the PhD programme follows international standards. During the first year, students focus on challenging coursework. The second year includes additional coursework while the primary focus shifts to independent research. Students typically take five years to complete their dissertation.
Key facts
The faculty covers all major areas in financial economics and is highly committed to support our doctoral students, who are well integrated into the activities of the department. It has a strong record of placing graduates in international academic institutions.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Asset Pricing
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Scientific Methods in Finance
- Topics in Empirical Corporate Finance - Empirical Corporate Finance
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA — Required. Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems.
- GRE® — 153 (verbal), 152 (quantitative)
- GMAT — 600
English requirements
- TOEFL® iBT — 90 (or new TOEFL iBT 4.5 CEFR-aligned score)
- PTE Academic — 62
- IELTS — 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Candidates are encouraged with solid quantitative and analytical skills, and a strong background in disciplines such as Finance, Economics, Statistics, and Mathematics to apply.
Tuition Fees
- International — Free
- Domestic — Free
The programme is fully funded. As a PhD Research Scholar, you will be a member of our faculty, and you will be both a student and an employee.
Funding
The PhD programme at NHH is a four-year fully funded programme, PhD Research Scholars are therefore both a student, and an employee.
Living costs — Bergen, Norway
1,551-2,519 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.