Documents requested for course selection and arrival

Choosing courses 2010-2011

On the right hand side of the webpage and Student portal you find the link "Courses and study plans". Click and you will find the courses listed separately for the Helsinki campus (left hand column) and the Vaasa campus (right hand column).

NB! The course programme for the following academic year is published in early summer each year.

Please 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 send your course choices to Hanken. Until the publishing date of the following academic year you can make your preliminary course plans by looking at the ongoing academic year.

Note that the courses for Helsinki and Vaasa are listed separately.

Exchange Studies - Courses offered in English
Exchange students should scroll down the page Courses and study plans to the bottom and choose their courses by using the link 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. If you search for courses under a subject link (e.g Finance) you will find all the Finance courses offered in English, including the courses open to exchange students but also courses that are only aimed for students taking a degree at Hanken.

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 notice 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 credit points, some are 4 credit points which is comparable to 6, 8 or 4 ECTS credits. Hanken accepts a workload of approximately 30 ECTS, due to the fact that needed or wanted courses may not sum up to exactly 30 ECTS.

Course level
The level "intermediate" means a course at undergraduate (BSc) level. (You can ignore the notion of " basic/intermediate" it 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 really require profound (advanced) previous knowledge of the subject in question, or b) courses that are marked "advanced" because they are elective courses at graduate level (MSc level) of study aimed to broaden the students' 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 Councelling
Having been selected and nominated by your home university for exchange studies at Hanken you are welcome to contact the International Co-ordinator (margareta.granholm(at)hanken.fi) in case you have some specific questions regarding courses and academic matters before your arrival.

In Helsinki
During the Orientation course in Helsinki and the signing up for courses you may (may have to) make adjustments to your course plans and the the coordinator will assist you or direct you to the teacher.

In Vaasa
The International programme coordinator (incoming students) 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 in Vaasa you will be assisted in your course matters by your international councellor Ms Kristina Wallin and teachers at the Vaasa Campus.

Timetables
The course timetables that are important for your course planning will be published on the web closer to semester start. The timetables for courses offered in the autumn semester 2010 will be published in the first half of June 2010 and timetables for courses offered in the spring semester 2011 will be published in early November 2010. The timetables will be available on the web on the "Studies" portal under "Timetables and Academic Calendar" (left hand menu). 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 = excersise). Students get assistance in exploring the timetables in detail and with their final course choices and the sign up for the courses in the Hanken database during the Orientation course held on 25-27 August 2010 (autumn semester) and on 19-21 January 2011 (spring semester) in Helsinki and Vaasa. During the Orientation course there will be time reserved for councelling on how possible timetable clashes could be handled. We stronly advice you to compare your course plan to the time tables before you arrive.

Preliminary course choice to be sent to Hanken
Hanken uses the Erasmus ECTS Learning Agreement as the standard form for the preliminary course choice that exchange students are asked to send previous to arrival. Please download the (EU standard) form available at the end of this page. Students may alternatively use the ECTS form of their own university.

Students should send their course choices, either a preliminary plan or the course plan formally accepted by their university, a signed Learning Agreement, by 1 August (students arriving in the autumn) or by 1 December (students arriving for the spring semester). This gives you time to check the timetables before sending us the course choices/Learning Agreement. Full year students may, of course, communicate their spring semester course plans in August and hand in a revised or new Learning Agreement in in December.

Signing up for courses = Registration
You will do the final signing up for courses in the Hanken register, the WebOodi, yourself upon arrival. Prerequisites for a course, such as previous knowledge or possible limited number of places will be mentioned on the course home page. NB! The chance of being accepted to preferred courses will be improved if you bring with you an up-to-date Transcript of Records of the courses you have taken at your home university. Admittance to some courses may be strictly checked, because of limited number of places or qualification requirements. You may be requested to hand in up-to-date information as your councellor may assist you and the professor only if you provide the latest transcript or other written information that support your 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 is accepted by your home university.

Signing of Learning Agreement
The Learning Agreement will be signed by Hanken when you have been able to set a workable course plan after your arrival at Hanken. Please inform your home university about this. Changes to a Learning Agreement may be done if needed, and well be re-signed by the home and host yuniversity. All Learning Agreements are signed by the ECTS coordinator(s) at the Helsinki Campus.


Deadline for sending course selection and arrival documents

Students starting in September at Hanken are requested to send the following documents by 1 August 2010 and students coming for the spring start in January to send the following documents by 1 December 2010.

• The Course Selection form (= the ECTS Learning Agreement form) and, if available, and updated Transcript of Records showing all courses completed to date. Alternatively you are recommended to bring an up-to-date Transcript with you to Hanken.
  Both Helsinki and Vaasa campus students are requested to send the course selection form/the Learning Agreement to the Centre for Research and International Affairs (International office) in Helsinki.
  
• Arrival date and time form
  We ask you to send your information by 1 August 2010at the latest and by 1 December 2010 (spring semester students). This is very important so that the Hanken Exchange Committee, EC, (the tutors) will have time to arrange the pickup service for your arrival.
  
  Vaasa campus students are kindly asked to send the arrival information directly to the Vaasa campus to Ms Kristina Wallin, address given under "Application Process". The tutors in Vaasa will arrange for your pickup.

Thank you for sending also these documents by the deadlines!