MSc in Economics and Finance - Advanced Economics and Finance
Kandidatafhandling
About the course
What you will learn
The topic of the Master’s thesis must fall within the academic profile of the MSc in Economics and Finance, Advanced Economics and Finance and must be written in English. Students are required in their written thesis to:
- Describe, analyze, and reflect on a complex problem going beyond the level of the compulsory and elective courses by either dealing with new theoretical issues or by applying state-of-the-art methods to new problems.
- Apply, present, and elaborate on specialized knowledge within the area of the MSc in Economics and Finance.
- Reflect critically on the foundation, relevance, and validity of methods, theories, and empirics used.
- Identify key issues and relevant solutions and to present these with linguistic clarity.
- Balance the problems addressed with the methods applied, and in the business project, balance scientific rigor and applicability.
- Be responsible for the planning, timing, and execution of the thesis work and, as part of this, develop a problem statement that facilitates control and structure of the work on the thesis and its content.