Master's Programme in Strategic Finance and Analytics
Lappeenranta, Finland
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Apr 2027*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 15,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
* Admission period: 1 October 2026 – 30 April 2027
** EUR 5,000 early bird discount
Key Summary
About: The Master's Programme in Strategic Finance and Analytics at LUT University trains you in strategic finance and business analytics for fact-based decisions in international business. LUT is a public science university in Finland combining business, technology, and social sciences and focusing on clean energy, water, and air. You’ll gain skills in financial management, data analytics, strategic planning, and entrepreneurial competence for management roles.
Career Outcomes: Graduates join finance and management teams in global corporations and SMEs. You'll be ready for roles as a financial or bank analyst, consultant, manager, or entrepreneur. Supports careers in analytical business development, corporate finance.
A combination of strategic finance and business analytics is required to meet the needs of forward-going businesses wanting to make fact-based decisions in a competitive business landscape.
In this Master's program, you will study strategic finance and business analytics. You will acquire interesting and relevant skills enabling you to work in various management positions in an international business environment.
The Master's program in Strategic Finance and Analytics is a two-year program. It leads to the degree of Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, M. Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Admin.), which is 120 ECTS credits.
The program includes core and advanced specialization studies in finance and language studies as well as a Master's thesis.
The delivery of courses is blended. The program is a combination of on-campus and online studies. Individual course descriptions mention the attendance requirements for the course.
Core studies, 78 ECTS credits
Include courses on strategic finance (42 ECTS credits) and analytics for finance (36 ECTS credits).
Advanced specialization studies, 6 ECTS credits
Include a special course on real options and managerial decision-making.
Language studies, 6 ECTS credits
Excluding English.
Master's thesis, 30 ECTS credits
An advanced research project during the program's fourth semester. The Master's thesis is a part of the advanced specialization studies and requires approximately six months of full-time work.
After completing the program, you will be familiar with the main theories and concepts of finance and international financial markets. You will become a fact-driven finance professional who understands business processes, analytics, management, and strategies in a global financial environment.
You will acquire:
- Competence in business analytics, including skills to choose the correct and relevant tools and techniques for solving business problems; you will be a competent finance professional who can analyze theories and methods in your professional field and apply knowledge in a real-world context using real-world data
- Knowledge of how to apply business research and systematically analyze research problems related to your discipline; you will learn how to produce an academic research report according to the principles of good scientific conduct, which will enable you to continue your studies at the doctoral level
- Skills for critically evaluating the consequences of business decisions from a responsibility perspective
- A professional network by working with your peers during your studies and by networking with industry representatives during guest lectures; you will likely write your final thesis on a topic of empirical analysis for a business organization.
Early Bird discount / First academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- an Early Bird Discount of EUR 5,000 (making the early bird fee for the first year EUR 10,000)
for the first academic year if confirming your place and paying the rest of the tuition fee of EUR 10,000 within 21 days from the date of having received your Certificate of Admission.
Early Bird discount is available in both Regular Admission and Early Admission.
LUT Scholarship / Second academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- LUT Scholarship of EUR 5,000
for the second academic year if having completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits of studies included in the personal study plan during the first academic year.
With LUT Scholarship the tuition fee is EUR 10,000 for the second academic year.
The required ECTS credits will be automatically checked for and they must be included on your Transcript of Records by the end of the first academic year i.e. by 31 July.
As a graduate of the program, you will be a perfect fit for finance and management teams of global corporations and local small and medium-sized enterprises.
The program is practical and career-oriented and gives you a unique mix of strategic finance and business analytics expertise that is appreciated by the industry.
You will be prepared for a career in financial management and analytical business development as an analyst in a bank, as a consultant, or as a manager in an industrial or service company.
Competence in entrepreneurial skills is an essential part of the program which will enable you to become an entrepreneur or help other startups.