Exchange Students - Department of Economics
Information for exchange students 2024-2025
Information for exchange students 2024-2025
All courses at Department of Economics (except SØK3800 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 2024
- SØK1004 Statistics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2009 International Macroeconomics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2012 Behavioral Economics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK1151 Macroeconomics for Managers, 7.5 ECTS
Master level courses in English fall 2024
- 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
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
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
We assume that you have prior knowledge equivalent to is compulsory master courses in Financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440) - SØK3525 International 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 2025
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 2025
1) SØK3001 Advanced Econometrics (15 ECTS)