Courses for Exchange Students

International Business

Exciting opportunities, a truly international atmosphere and business contacts are key when it comes to the degree programme in International Business. Here you will find students that are preparing themselves for the modern business world.

Instructions on how to combine courses 2023-24

When applying for an exchange to study business at Arcada you will be able to choose courses from the main subjects + development studies. Please find the lists of all the courses available per module and when they are taught (e.g. Autumn/Spring) below. Important: You must choose one of the following main subjects:

• Financial Management (Fully booked for Spring 2024)
• Logistics
• Marketing (Fully booked for Spring 2024)
• Organisational Development
• Business Insight Management
• Service Development (available for double degree students only)

By choosing courses from the same main subject you will not have overlapping timetables.
N.B.: There are a limited number of places available per each module, which means that your choice of courses will be confirmed only after you have successfully submitted your application.

If you study for a full Year at Arcada

You must select:

• one 30 credit module in one of the main subjects: Financial Management, or Logistics, or Marketing (Double degree students more information here)
• one 15 credit development module
• Service Management and CRM and Swedish for beginners I&II or a second development module. Double Degree students must choose the general course Ethical and Sustainable Societal Development and Swedish for beginners I&II. Courses in Development studies and the general course might overlap occasionally.

The total amount of credits attained during one academic year should land on 60 credits.

If you study one Semester, in autumn or spring

You should select classes worth 30-35 credits:

• Courses within one of the main subjects in: Organisational Development, or Logistics, or Business Insight Management.
  • 20 credits in autumn
  • 10 credits in spring
• One 10 or 15 credit development module
  • In spring: Possibility to select the course Service Management and CRM

Examples

List of all courses offered to business students 2023-24

I. General Studies

Available for Double Degree students only:

II. Main subjects

Choose one of the main subjects: Logistics, or Marketing, or Financial Management, or Organisational Development, or Business Insight Management.

N.B.: There are a limited number of places available per each module, which means that your choice of courses will be confirmed only after you have successfully submitted your application.

Logistics (autumn 20 ECTS; spring 10 ECTS)

Organizational Development (spring 10 ECTS)

Business Insight Management (spring 10 ECTS)

Marketing (autumn 20 ECTS, spring 10 ECTS)

N.B: The Marketing module is fully booked for spring 2024! Please choose another module if you are planning to come to Arcada for next spring.

Financial Management (autumn 20 ECTS, spring 10 ECTS)

N.B: The Financial Management module is fully booked for spring 2024! Please choose another module if you are planning to come to Arcada for next spring.

III. Development studies

Choose one of the modules below.

N.B.: There are a limited number of places available per each module, which means that your choice of courses will be confirmed only after you have successfully submitted your application.

Finnish for beginners (autumn 10 ECTS, Full year 15 ECTS)

Course descriptions available here.

Please note that each level is a prerequisite to the next level e.g. you can only take Finnish III after you have completed Finnish I and II or equivalent levels if you have studied Finnish previously.

Swedish for beginners (10 ECTS per term)

Course descriptions available here.

Please note that each level is a prerequisite to the next level e.g. you can only take Swedish II after you have completed Swedish I or equivalent levels if you have studied Swedish previously.

Entrepreneurship (spring 15 ECTS)

Sales and Customer Management (spring 15 ECTS)

We strongly recommend students interested in this module to choose both courses. Each course is a prerequisite to the next level.

Sustainable Development in Logistics (autumn 15 ECTS)

We strongly recommend students interested in this module to choose both courses. Each course is a prerequisite to the next level.

Health and Welfare

Sport and Health promotion 2023-24

This course list is put together for the incoming exchange students in Sports and Health promotion. Some of the courses are given out by other institutions, but are available to take.

Select the courses from the list that suits you best. We recommend that you divide the courses as evenly as possible between the periods for a suitable workload. A total of 30 credits per term or 60 credits per year is recommended for Arcada students.

Autumn 2023

Spring 2024

Physiotherapy

If you are interested in exchange studies, please contact the Physiotherapy (PT) program directly for further information about courses and clinical practice. You are required to have a minimum of 120 ECTS before starting your exchange and preferably experience from at least one earlier clinical practice”.

Social Services

At the moment we are only offering courses in Swedish within the Social Area.

Occupational therapy (contact us directly if interested)

Please contact the Occupational Therapy (OT) program directly if interested in exchange studies.
At the moment we are only offering courses in Swedish within the OT program.

Energy and Materials Technology

Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering - 2023-24

This course list is put together for the incoming exchange students in Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering (Materials Processing Technology).

Please select the courses with special attention to the course requirements (see the pre-requisites and co-requisites for each course by following their respective link). We recommend that you divide the courses as evenly as possible between the periods for a suitable workload. A total of 30 credits per term or 60 credits per year is recommended for Arcada students.

General

Basic studies in Technology

Sustainable Modelling

Technical Modelling

Materials

Engineering Design

Circular Economy

Plastic Technology

Advanced Materials and Design

Project

*Includes composite project, design projects, manufacturing, testing and analyses projects.

Thesis work

*Data analysis course does not require students to write anything related to thesis plan or similar.

Languages

Energy and Environmental Engineering - 2023-24

At the moment we are only offering courses in Swedish within Energy and Environmental Engineering. You will find the Energy and Environmental Engineering courses in Swedish by clicking the link below.

Energi- och Miljöteknik

Culture and Media

Culture and Media 2023-24

Our degree programs in Culture and Media inspires creativity and innovation. Through regular contact with lecturers, researchers and industry leaders, students develop professional and analytical abilities that will give them the edge in cultural and media sectors.

These options have been identified to allow international students an opportunity to explore, analyse and apply their knowledge in a Swedish-Finnish setting. The packages provide students with the theoretical background and guidance to develop a project they could complete while studying at Arcada. There is no overlap between courses so students may choose any of the following:

Autumn 2023

Spring 2024

Language Courses Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024

For additional credits during the year, we suggest the language courses for beginners. You'll find the details below

Healthcare

Nursing

At the moment we are only offering courses in Swedish for exchange students.

Language Courses for Exchange students

Please note that each level is a prerequisite to the next level e.g. you can only take Finnish III after you have completed Finnish I and II or equivalent levels if you have studied Finnish previously. The same applies to Swedish.

Language courses 2023-24