English

The English Department

The overall objectives of the English department are to provide courses that help students acquire the English communicative skills they will need to pursue careers in the academic and the business world. The English introductory courses, therefore, aim to help students achieve operational proficiency within a business context (C1 Business). Subsequent courses address a variety of areas within a business or cultural context at the C1 or C2 level to help students towards proficiency, (the ability to work in English without any detriment or loss of the core business and academic skills they acquire at a business school such as Hanken).

Studies in English

Requirements for English as a Minor Subject

English as a minor requires the completion of 26 ECTS.

Helsinki students must complete 12 ECTS from the following courses:
2 sp 5101-A Business Terminology: Translation and Texts
2 sp 5101-B Oral Communication Skills for International Business
2 sp 5101-C Business Writing
6 sp 5125 Academic Writing for Business Studies

and completion of 14 sp from the following courses:

8 sp 5116 Intercultural Communication Skills
8 sp 5121 Survey of American Literature and Culture Until Reconstruction
8 sp 5120 Survey of Twentieth Century American Literature and Culture
6 sp 5124 Advanced Writing for Business Studies

Vaasa students must complete 14 sp from the following courses:
2 sp 5141 Business Terminology
2 sp 5145 Oral Communication for International Business
2 sp 5142 Business Writing I
8 sp 5105 Professional and Academic Writing

and completion of 12 sp from the following courses:

4 sp 5143 Business Writing II
4 sp 5139 Business Meetings and Negotiations
4 sp 5140 Business Presentations
2 sp 5144 Employment Communication
8 sp 5133 American Literature and Culture
8 sp 5134 American History and Economy
8 sp 5123 Intercultural Business Communication

Exchange Students at Hanken

Exchange students at Hanken are welcome to apply for some English language courses.

In Helsinki these courses are:

5116 Intercultural Communication Skills
5121 Survey of American Literature and Culture Until Reconstruction
5120 Survey of Twentieth Century American Literature and Culture
5124 Advanced Writing for Business Studies
5125 Academic Writing for Business Studies


In Vaasa these courses are:

5143 Business Writing II
5139 Business Meetings and Negotiations
5140 Business Presentations
5144 Employment Communication
5133 American Literature and Culture
5134 American History and Economy
5123 Intercultural Business Communication
5105 Professional and Academic Writing

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