Documents requested for course selection and arrival

Students shall complete the Learning Agreement (their course plan) and the Arrival data online.

Choosing and registering courses 2011-2012

NEW 2011: In addition to the online application for 2011-2012, Hanken also introduces course registration from abroad. For this purpose you will get the enrolment and your Hanken network user account and ID activated previous to your arrival at our campus in Helsinki or Vaasa.

More information on this will follow. At this stage it is enough for you to know that these new procedures will facilitate your course admittance and your start up at Hanken.

NB! The course programme for the following academic year is published in early summer each year. We will communicate the expected publication date.

Note that course programme is subject to change every year. Please ensure that you have chosen the correct academic year in the drop list above the courses when you are about to complete your course choices in the online system. (Current academic year is default until 31 July).

Tip: Until the publishing date of the next academic year you can make course plans by looking at the current academic year. The course offer is relatively stable. Please, also read the section "Studying at Hanken" on the webpages for Incoming exchange students when you are planning for next year. You will find advice on how to get more detailed course information useful for your planning by checking syllabuses for courses in the current academic year.

Timetables
The course timetables that are important for your course planning will be published on the web. The timetables for courses offered in the autumn semester 2010 will be published in early summer2011 and timetables for courses offered in the spring semester 2012 will be published by early November 2011. The timetable for each course is available on the home page of the course. Select "Courses and study plans" in the right tool bar > Select subject > Select a course > Click Schedule. The program shows the time, the name and code of the course, the name of the teacher, the auditorium and what type of class it is (föreläsning = lecture, övning = excercise).

Students will get assistance with final course choices and registrations during the Orientation course in Helsinki and Vaasa. During the Orientation course there will be time for, for example, councelling on how timetable clashes could be handled.

We stronly advice you to compare your course plan to the time tables before you complete the "Learning Agreement" in Mobility Online!

Exchange Studies - Courses offered in English
The course offered in Helsinki and Vaasa are compiled in as separate lists on the page Courses and study plans .Exchange students should scroll down to the bottom of the page to Exchange Studies - Courses offered in English (ES-CE) where all the courses open to exchange students are listed. This is to avoid that you come across some course not offered to exchange students and would make preliminary plans for a course that you will not be allowed to take at Hanken. For example, if you search for courses under a subject link (e.g Finance) you will find all the Finance courses offered in English including courses that are aimed exclusively for English MSc degree programme students.

Please check the course description (the course home page) to be sure about the language of instruction (Swedish or English).

Exchange students from the Nordic countries who are able to understand teaching in Swedish and who can read literature in Swedish may choose courses taught in Swedish as well. Tip: By browsing the pages in Swedish you will see which courses are taught in Swedish as the titles are in Swedish. Look under the respective subject and note the separate columns for courses in Helsinki and Vaasa.

Work load
Exchange students are expected to complete 30 ECTS per semester, i.e. 4-5 courses. Most courses are worth 6 or 8 credits and a few worth 4 or 3 credits. One credit at Hanken is comparable to one ECTS credit. The expected workload per semester is 30 ECTS. Hanken accepts a workload of approximately 30 ECTS, due to the fact that the needed or wanted courses may not sum up to exactly 30 ECTS. Always check what your home university accepts.

Course level
The level "intermediate" means a course at undergraduate (BSc) level. (You can ignore the notion of " basic/intermediate", "basic" has relevance only to our regular degree students). The level "advanced" means a course at graduate (MSc) level. However, there are advanced courses of two kind; a) courses that are mandatory for the respective major, which require profound (advanced) previous knowledge of the subject in question, or b) courses that are electives at graduate level (MSc level) an therefore labeled "advanced". Courses of this type are aimed to broaden the student's field of knowledge.

Exchange students may mix levels and take both BSc and MSc level courses, provided they meet the prerequisites for a specific course. If you are a BSc level student at home, be aware of possible restrictions to take MSc level courses of category (a) at Hanken. The first advice is that you look for courses at your respective level. On the other hand, in case you are a MSc level student and find a BSc level course that your university will accept, this will be no problem to Hanken. Sometimes choosing a BSc upper level course may solve a problem of finding a good course mix and could be a substitute for a MSc level course of category (b).

Course choice online
The course choise (Learning Agreement) must be completed online. The listed courses could be preliminary, optional or the final preferences. As the time tables for the courses are published in early June/November course clashes can be checked for before completing the Learning Agreement online. Full year students may communicate their spring semester course plans in August and hand in a revised or new Learning Agreement later in December.

You can check your upoaded Learning Agreement and ask us to print iand sign it upon arrival at Hanken. Erasmus students whose home university requests their own letter head version of the ECTS Learning Agreement to be signed by Hanken can, of course, bring the home university form for Hanken to sign.

When choosing courses, note the following. Prerequisites for a course such as previous knowledge or possible limited number of places is mentioned on the course home page. Admittance to some courses may be checked more in detail. The chance of being accepted to preferred courses will be better, or even depending upon, an up-to-date Transcript of Records of courses you have taken at your home university. The Internatioanl co-ordinator assisting you and the professors may request latest information in support of your course application.

We recommend that you have some optional course choices (a plan B) in case you would not be admitted to your most preferred courses. There is always a possibility to change courses upon arrival at Hanken, this is not a problem for Hanken. You shall, however, always check what will be accepted by your home university.

Important! Completing the online Learning Agreement is not a registration of your courses in Hanken's database. You will have to sign up yourself for courses in the WebOodi database on the Internet .

WebOodi will open for registrations on 1 August / in November to all students, exchange students included. You will be able to sign up for courses in WebOodi from abroad before arrival.

NB! User agreement, User ID and password requested to sign up for courses will be air mailed to your university's International office and outgoing coordinator in early June / November for you to collect. Information on this is given over the Online application system.

Course Councelling
As a coming exchange student at Hanken you are welcome to contact the International Co-ordinator (margareta.granholm(at)hanken.fi) in case you have questions regarding courses and academic matters before your arrival.

Changes of course plans and registrations

In Helsinki:
You may (may have to) make adjustments to your course plans and registrations. During the Orientation course in Helsinki the International Co-ordinator will function as your counceller and if needed direct you to the teacher/professor in specific matters.

In Vaasa:
You may (may have to) make adjustments to your course plans and registrations. The International coordinator (incoming students), Margareta Granholm, in Helsinki will reply to your general questions related to academic matters and course choices before your arrival. After your arrival in Vaasa and during the Orientation course you will be assisted in specific course matters and practicalities by your counceller Ms Kristina Wallin and teachers/professors at the Vaasa Campus.

Signing of Learning Agreement
The Learning Agreement will be signed by Hanken when you have been able to set a workable course plan, usually after your arrival at Hanken. Please note this in case your home university would require a signed Learning Agreement previous to your arrival at Hanken. Plans will have to be kept subject to change. Changes to a Learning Agreement can be done if needed.

All Learning Agreements are signed by the ECTS coordinator(s) at the Helsinki Campus, also the agreements of students going to the Vaasa campus.

Deadline for completing Course selection (the Learning Agreement) online:

by 1 August 2011 (Students starting in September)
by 1 December 2011 (Students coming in January 2012 for the spring semester only)

Tip: Replace the home Transcript that you uploaded online for the application by an updated one, even if only a print screen version (not official transcript), but perhaps stamped by your home university office. Alternatively you may bring an up-to-date Transcript with you to Hanken.


Arrival data online

Fill in your Arrival date and time online by

1 August 2011 at the latest (autumn semester students)
1 December 2011 (spring semester students)

The Hanken tutors in Helsinki and Vaasa will then have time to arrange the pickup service for your arrival.

Thank you for submitting these documents by the deadlines!