What will you learn?

Finance is where data, strategy, and value creation meet. In this major you build a solid foundation in corporate finance, investments, and risk management, using data-driven analysis grounded in theory and responsible management practices.

You will practice turning real company and market data into clear insight. You’ll learn how sustainability affects value creation, and how international finance trade-offs shape strategy. You will be able to design and test corporate finance, portfolio, and risk management strategies, and communicate your results to decision-makers. 

You will learn to: 

• apply finance theory to real-world problems and cases 
• value companies and projects  
• build and test models with real data for investment and risk decisions 
• link sustainability and responsible management to financial performance 
• navigate international markets (work across borders and currencies, understand trade-offs) 

Why choose this major?

Engaging learning experiences and quality teaching are something we strive to provide, to help you build a solid skill and competency base, making you relevant for the future of work. In the video below, you will get the perspectives of our students, faculty, and the industry to understand the reasons for choosing to major in Finance at BI.

Career possibilities 

Employers appreciate that you combine broad business training with financial judgement, data fluency, and an understanding of sustainability and regulatory risk. You use market information and regulations to make value-creating decisions across the organisation. 

Examples of areas you can work in: 

• Corporate finance and leadership – financial planning and analysis, cash and liquidity 
• Investments and asset management – equities, bonds, funds 
• Risk and compliance – market, credit and enterprise risk