Course Curriculum of Doctoral Studies in Finance
Course curriculum of Doctoral Studies in Finance in 2024-2026 at Aalto University School of Business. The total is 60 ECTS credits.
During their doctoral studies students are expected to regularly participate in the Helsinki Finance Seminars and to present their research at Aalto Finance BB seminars, GSF research workshops and/or NFN PhD workshops.
During their doctoral studies students are expected to regularly participate in the Helsinki Finance Seminars and to present their research at Aalto Finance BB seminars, GSF research workshops and/or NFN PhD workshops.
1. General Research Studies, 48 ECTS credits
- Academic Writing and Paper Presentation Clinic (2 ECTS credits)
- Research Ethics for Doctoral Students (2 ECTS credits)
- Advanced Econometrics 1 (5 ECTS credits)
- Advanced Econometrics 2 (5 ECTS credits)
- Courses in Advanced Microeconomics (10 ECTS credits (5 ECTS per course))
- Theoretical Asset Pricing (6 ECTS credits)
- Empirical Asset Pricing (6 ECTS credits)
- Theoretical Corporate Finance (6 ECTS credits)
- Empirical Corporate Finance (6 ECTS credits)
2. Research Field Studies, 12 ECTS credits
- Special Courses in Finance (3-6 ECTS credits)
- Other suitable courses in Finance, Economics, Research Methods and other related disciplines organized by the Aalto University School of Business, GSF, Helsinki GSE, FDPE, NFN and other universities, including collaborative networks that the School of Business is involved with. The courses or summer schools students plan to include in this section must be agreed on in advance with the director of the GSF.