A number of 30 cr of development studies (optional studies) is included in the study plan for International Business.

The following development studies are offered during academic year 2025-2026:

Name

ECTS cr

Period

Finnish for Beginners

Finnish for Beginners 1 

Finnish for Beginners 2 

Finnish for Beginners 3 

15 

5

5

5

see below

1

2

3

Swedish for Beginners 

Swedish for Beginners 3 

Swedish for Beginners 4 

10 

5

5

see below

1

2

Sales and Customer Management - Service Management and CRM  

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Mindset & Skills 

Business Modelling and Validation 

Business Practicalities 

15 

5

5

5

see below

3

3-4

4

Sustainable Development in Logistics

Sustainable Logistics 

Sustainable Packaging 

15 

10

5

see below

1-2

2

Creative Content and Experience Insight

Interaction Design and Development  

Creative Media and Visual Marketing 

User Experience Insights 

15 

5

5

5

see below

3

4

4

Personal Leadership 4
Compassion at Work 1-4 (self-studies)
Languages - provided by Hanken School of Economics (French, German, Russian, Spanish) 10/15   

As a bachelor student, you can also explore the opportunity to take development studies offered by other degree programmes at Arcada. You may also look at the courses offered by other UAS/Universities. Please find more detailed information behind the links below:

Climate University 
One of the networks that the International Business degree programme participates in is the Climate University. From the network’s course offering, the following three courses are approved as development studies within your degree: Climate.now, Circular.now, and Climatecomms.now. You register for these courses in Sisu by following the same instructions as for Campus Online (link above).