INFO SESSION13 January 2015

Mari Syväoja

LANGUAGE AND ELECTIVE STUDIES, SUMMER 2015

The min. requirements for the language and communication studies (21 cr) in the BScBA degree program (DR 2013):

Foreign language I - English

Business Communication 3 cr

Academic Writing 6 cr

Foreign language II

Spanish, German, Russian or French 6 cr

Finnish and Swedish

Finnish Business Communication or

Finnish for Foreigners 3 cr

Swedish Business Communication 3 cr

The min. requirements for the language and communication studies (30 cr) in the BScBA degree program (DR 2005; old degree system):

Foreign language I - English

Business Communication 6 cr

Intercultural Communication 6 cr

Advanced Professional Writing 6 cr

Foreign language II

Spanish, German, Russian or French 6 cr

Finnish and Swedish

Finnish Business Communication 3 cr

Swedish Business Communication 3 cr

COURSE OFFERINGS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE II

SpanishBasics in Business Spanish (6 cr)

- Basics in Business Spanish 1 (3 cr)- Basics in Business Spanish 2 (3 cr)

Spanish Business Communication 1 (6 cr)- Spanish Business Communication 1a (3 cr)- Spanish Business Communication 1b (3 cr)

FrenchBasics in Business French (6 cr)

- Basics in Business French 1 (3 cr)- Basics in Business French 2 (3 cr)

French Business Communication 1 (6 cr)- French Business Communication 1a (3 cr)- French Business Communication 1b (3 cr)

COURSE OFFERINGS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (continues)

RussianBasics in Business Russian (6 cr)

- Basics in Business Russian 1 (3 cr)- Basics in Business Russian 2 (3 cr)

Russian Business Communication 1 (6 cr)- Russian Business Communication 1a (3 cr)- Russian Business Communication 1b (3 cr)

GermanBasics in Business German (6 cr)

- Basics in Business German 1 (3 cr)- Basics in Business German 2 (3 cr)

German Business Communication 1 (6 cr)- German Business Communication 1a (3 cr)- German Business Communication 1b (3 cr)

Minimum requirement in the foreign language II: 6 credits

Every student can choose only one of the offered foreign languages: Spanish, French, Russian or German.

Minimum requirement for the degree is 6 credits.

BScBA students can include one basic course “package”

(= alkeiskurssi) of 6 cr (Spanish, French, Russian or German) as part of required language and communication studies for the degree.

More than 6 credits in the foreign language II

If a student wants to do both the basic course “package” (6 cr) and the business communication course “package” (6 cr),

the other 6 cr can be counted as elective studies

a)More language studies as part of the elective studies for DR2013 studentsb)In “Minor subject studies” for DR2005 students

Exemptions for Finnish and Swedish studiesIf your secondary education (high school) is done in any other language than Finnish or Swedish or abroad, you might not need to do the Finnish language (3 cr) and Swedish language (3 cr) courses (exemption requests signed by the students already).

Finnish for Foreigners (3 cr) offered for the foreign students.

The missing credits for BScBA degree are completed by taking - more credits in one of the foreign languages II or- a communication-related elective course

Exemptions for Finnish and Swedish studies (continues)Example:

Finnish for Foreigners (3 cr) organized for the foreign students, but they are exempted from completing the Swedish language course (3 cr).

-> The missing 3 credits are completed by taking 3 extra credits in one of the foreign languages II (for example Spanish), so the student will complete 9 cr in total:- Basics in Business Spanish 1 (3 cr)- Basics in Business Spanish 2 (3 cr)- Spanish Business Communication 1a (3 cr)

Beginning level

Please see the Common European Framework to choose your beginning levels in each language.

In general it can be said that in order to participate Business Communication 1 level courses, the student has to have done either

- Basic level courses in that language (6 cr) or

- studied it in high school (”vähintään lukion lyhyen oppimäärän tiedot ko. kielessä”).

Swedish and Finnish language coursesIn module 9 (3 weeks; partly self-studying online):

Finnish Business Communication (3 cr)

In modules 9 and 11 (3+2 weeks):

Finnish for Foreigners (3 cr)

In module 11 (2 weeks + pre-session 13.3.):

Swedish Business Communication (3 cr)

NOTE. Pre-session on Fri, 13 March 2015 at 9-12

Groups and schedules will be announced soon.

STEP1 in this registration process:

You need to inform us your preferences (1-4) concerning the choice of the second foreign language (Spanish, French, Russian or German).

Use the electronic registration from available on Into.

Please return the form to Mari Syväoja by email by 22 January 2015.

After that you will get information on the language groups.

STEP 2 in this registration process:

After we have announced the language groups, you can register for the business courses of the summer 2015. * Please see the list of courses in the course schedule.

* NOTE. Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy is a required course, which is offered also next year in module 6 or 7

There will be an electronic registration form on Into you need to return to Mari Syväoja by email. * NOTE. No separate info session anymore for summer courses.

These registrations will be confirmed to you by email in February 2015.

Elective courses for the degree

The elective courses completed in Mikkeli or during the study abroad will affect your eligibility for different Master´s programs after graduation.

Master’s Program Fair tomorrow on Wed, 14 January

at 11.30-13 in the lobby of Lönnrotinkatu 7 building.

-> Info on M.Sc. programs and their requirements

* Aalto, Hanken and Lappeenranta University of Technology

See also admission criteria for the M.Sc. Programs on the website of the universities.

Information and forms on Into

Please read your email and Into regularly to get current information on these and other academic issues.

All the electronic forms and this info material will be available on Into:• https://into.aalto.fi/display/enbscba/Course+Registrations+and+Study+Plans