Responsible Economics and Finance is a two-year international Master’s programme offered by the accredited Oulu Business School. It provides training in modern economics with a special focus on responsibility in economic and financial analyses.

Students are provided with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between sustainability and financial, real estate and energy markets. 

Top reasons to study Responsible Economics and Finance:

• An internationally comparable master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from an AACSB accredited business school that enables you to apply for work within the EU and globally.
• Students are provided with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate the complex economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century both at the global and regional levels.
• Build your unique graduate profile with a master's thesis on responsibility issues – choose your topic from the Oulu Business School’s wide range of research areas.
• Get hands-on experience in developing economic models and using modern quantitative methods to perform economic and financial analysis for the requirements of present-day society and businesses.
• Graduates from the programme have high employability and diverse career opportunities in domestic and international firms and organizations.

Career opportunities:

The programme equips graduates with the skills they need as professional economists working in business, government, international organizations, and research centers. After graduation, they will be competent in analysing the role of responsibility in connection to financial, energy and real estate markets, emphasising sustainable development, climate change, and resource management.

Depending on their interests, they can for example work with market research in the financial sector, in private firms, and with fiscal and monetary policy within the public sector. The programme also serves as thorough preparation for doctoral studies.

Possible job titles for our newly graduates include:

• Economist
• Policy Advisor
• Industry Analyst
• Financial Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Economic Development Officer
• Economic Consultant
• Business Reporter.