Finance BI Norwegian Business School

Overview

The  Finance  PhD from BI Norwegian Business School offers rigorous training for candidates with strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity. It follows a standard structure in place at all comparable programmes around the world.

The first year is devoted to course work that covers all the major fields in Finance and core topics in Economics relevant for a Finance PhD. BI faculty mainly teaches these courses. The candidates can also take specialised courses and participate in doctoral workshops through the Nordic Finance Network.

The second year of the programme sees candidates transitioning to research work. The candidates will work towards the doctoral dissertation that is typically a collection of three research articles. Research work is done in close co-operation with the supervisor and other faculty members from the department. Projects joint with faculty members often involve collaborators from other research institutions.

Career possibilities

The PhD specialisation in Finance prepares candidates for careers in world leading academic institutions, research-oriented international and national organisations, and the industry. Job market candidates from the department have found employment at premier universities including London Business School, Tilburg University, University of Melbourne, NOVA University Lisbon, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) and National Chengchi University (NCCU). 

Local placements in Norway include Boston Consulting Group, Financial Supervisory Authority, and Storebrand. We encourage candidates with solid quantitative and analytical skills, and a strong background in disciplines such as Finance, Economics, Statistics, and Mathematics to apply.