Exchange Students - Department of Economics
Information for exchange students 2023-2024
Information for exchange students 2023-2024
All courses at Department of Economics (except SØK3800/SØK3801 Experts in Teamwork, SØK3550 Internship and the Master Thesis' SØK3900, SØK3950 and FIN3900) are open for all students enrolled at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology. The lectures are given in Norwegian or English. For courses taught in Norwegian, the required literature is often in English. Students are free to read courses taught in Norwegian as self-study and take the exam. Term papers and exams can be written in English in all courses at the Department of Economics.
Previous knowledge
None of the SØK/FIN courses have required previous knowledge. Please visit the course pages on the links below to check the recommended previous knowledge.
Course level
- Courses in the SØK1000 series are elementary bachelor courses.
- The SØK2000 courses are advanced bachelor courses.
- Courses in the SØK3000 series are fundamental master level courses.
- SØK3500/FIN3000 courses are advanced master courses. Recommended previous knowledge are the fundamental master level courses [advanced mathematics (SØK3004), microeconomics (SØK3007, SØK3008), macroeconomics (SØK3006) and econometrics SØK3001)].
- Courses in the SØK8000/FIN8000 series are PhD courses. They are not open for exchange students.
Exams
You find old exams (Norwegian and English on the same page) on the department`s Norwegian web site. Sign up for a free membership in ECONnect (box: "bli medlem"), and take a look at A-papers in Faktor. Some of them are in English.
Bachelor level courses in English fall 2023
- SØK1004 Statistics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2009 International Macroeconomics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2012 Behavioral Economics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK1151 Macroeconomics for Managers, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2011 Public Economics and Economic Policy, 7.5 ECTS. Hybrid version, both Norwegian and English
Master level courses in English fall 2023
- FIN3008 Applied time series Econometrics, 7.5 ECTS (new course)
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440) - FIN3009 Asset Pricing and portfolio management, 7.5 ECTS (new course)
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440) - FIN3010 Empirical methods in corporate finance, 7.5 ECTS (new course)
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440) - FIN3502 Behavioral Finance, 7.5 ECTS (new course)
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440) - SØK3522 Labour Economics, 15 ECTS.
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, SØK3006, SØK3007, SØK3008)
Bachelor level courses in English spring 2024
NB! The teaching plan for the spring semester is still subject to change, and this is only a preliminary list. The courses are open for all students enrolled for studies at NTNU.
Master level courses in English spring 2024
1) SØK3001 Advanced Econometrics (15 ECTS)
Course descriptions for new courses in Finance, autumn 2023
(full descriptions online will be published in May-June 2023)
FIN3009 Asset Pricing and Portfolio Management, 7.5 ECTS
This course deals with portfolio theory and the pricing of financial assets. The students learn how to construct portfolios that are mean-variance efficient and how to evaluate portfolio strategies and performance. Modelling of uncertainty is central for valuing financial assets and will be covered in detail. This modelling will be used to value assets both by numerical methods and the martingale approach. The course also introduces the students to pricing using the stochastic discount factor. Known asset-pricing puzzles relating to the equity premium and the risk-free rate will be discussed. Finally, the effect frictions in financial markets have on asset prices will be analyzed.Back
FIN3010 Empirical methods in corporate finance, 7.5 ECTS
This course provides an empirical treatment of selected topics in corporate finance and financial intermediation. The topics discussed in class include capital structure, corporate investment under financing frictions, the bank lending channel of monetary policy and financial fragility.
The course focuses on the empirical methods that can be used to test theories of corporate finance and financial intermediation. These methods include linear regressions, event studies, panel data methods, instrumental variables and difference-in-differences approaches among the others.
The goal of the course is to provide students with a toolbox and working knowledge of empirical methods for use in corporate finance research. This goal will be accomplished by teaching the econometric methods and analyzing how these methods have been implemented by other researchers in the areas discussed above Back
FIN3502 Behavioral Finance 7.5 ECTS
In this course we will discuss typical mistakes that investors and managers make in their financial decisions and how they affect financial markets. We will study both the empirical evidence and theories grounded in psychology that help us understand why these mistakes occur. A unique feature of this class is that throughout the course we will run in-class experiments to provide direct evidence of how psychology affects financial decisions. Some of the topics we will discuss are:
- managerial overconfidence in M&As and investment decisions
- cognitive biases in trading and portfolio choice
- biases in expectations about asset market prices Back