English
The English department provides courses that help students acquire the English communicative skills they will need to pursue careers in the academic and business worlds. The English introductory courses, therefore, aim to help students achieve operational proficiency within a business context (CEFR C1). 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.
English as minor
English as a minor requires the completion of 25 ECTS.
Helsinki students must complete 11 ECTS from the following courses:
51003 Academic Writing: Apprentice Level (2 ECTS)
51004 Mastering Academic Writing (3 ECTS)
5160 Academic Writing (5 ECTS; an alternative for 51003 + 51004)
5167 Business Communication (6 ECTS).
Further 14 ECTS must be selected from the following courses:
5148 Presentation Skills (2 ECTS)
5158 Team Communication Skills (6 ECTS)
5162 Communication Clinic (2 ECTS)
5164 The Power of Language and Memory in Business Interactions (3 ECTS)
5165 Compassionate Communication in Organizations (3 ECTS)
5166 Communication, Learning and Cognition: An Alliance for Professional Success (3 ECTS)
5168 Cultural Sustainability and Communication (4 ECTS)
For the minor in English, Vaasa students must complete 6sp from the following courses:
51001-V Business Communication: Oral (3 ECTS)
51002-V Business Communication: Written (3 ECTS)
Also, in cooperation with the University of Vaasa the students should select a further 19 ECTS. The full list of available courses may be found by following the link above to University of Vaasa site and then clicking on "course pool".
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Exchange students and English studies
Exchange students at Hanken are welcome to apply for most of the English language courses.
In Helsinki these courses are:
51003 Academic Writing: Apprentice Level
51004 Mastering Academic Writing
5148 Presentation Skills
5158 Team Communication Skills
5160 Academic Writing
5162 Communication Clinic
5164 The Power of Language and Memory in Business Interactions
5165 Compassionate Communication in Organizations
5166 Communication, Learning and Cognition: An Alliance for Professional Success
In Vaasa these courses are:
5139-V Business Meetings and Negotiations
5140-V Business Presentations
5143-V Business Reports and Proposals
5150-V Intercultural Business Communication: Asia, the Arab World and Africa
5151-V Intercultural Business Communication: Europe and the Americas
5159-V British Business Culture
5160-V Academic Writing
5163-V Making Yourself Employable
Instructors Contact Information
Name | Position | Room | Phone |
Cascarino, Dino (Vaasa) | Lecturer | 329b | +358(0)403521749 |
Chmilewsky, Alona (Helsinki) | Lecturer | A502 | +358(0)403521464 |
Enberg, Caroline (Vaasa) | Lecturer | 333 | +358(0)403521732 |
Gajitos, Maria A. (Helsinki) | Lecturer | A502 | +358(0)403521255 |
Mäkinen, Martti (Helsinki) | Associate Professor | A512 | +358(0)403521252 |
Townsend, Taija (Helsinki) | Lecturer | A502 | +358(0)403521459 |