Open and non-degree students

To be able to register for the teaching at Hanken as a module student (Swedish Fast Track, IPL, Handelsrätt in Swedish, CR SCM&SR & GSE-network students not from Aalto or UH) you need to have a study plan with the courses you want to complete in it. Follow the instructions below that apply to you.

Students who have bought your open uni study right Opens in new window directly in Sisu or have a study right for JOO- and other non-degree studies do not need to have a study plan, since you were registered for the teaching when you got the study right. You can however choose to create a study plan in order to have a better overview of your completed and planned studies. JOO-students, who still have valid completion rights after the end of the JOO-agreement can register for the courses they have completion rights for through the study plan.

• Open university
• JOO-studies, other co-op studies, Helsinki GSE
• IPL module and SCM&SR module
• Corporate Responsibility module
• Compilation of a study module
• Study plans 2025-2027

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Open university

 1. Go to the My profile page in Sisu and click on your study right. You can find your study right under the heading "Open university education".

2. Scroll down to the heading "Courses you have the right to take". Memorise or write down the course codes for the listed courses.

3. If you have had the right to complete courses at Hanken also earlier, you need to make sure to check the dates for when you have a right to take the course. Write down the codes for the courses you have a right to take right now.

4. Go to the Structure of studies page and click on the New study plan button. If you only have one study right at Hanken the popup window will be filled in automatically. If you have several study rights you need to select which one you want to create the study plan for. Click on "Create a plan".

5. Click on the heading furthest down in your study plan to open the panel to the right. Click on the text, not on the arrow. 

6. Add the courses you have a right to complete via the search field. Make sure to select the exact same course code as the one you have a right to take. The course can for example have the codes 1124, 1124-V or 1124-OPU, but you should only select one - the exact code you have a study right to.

Everything you add to the study plan is saved automatically. You can view the contents of your study plan also later by going to the Structure of studies page.

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JOO-studies, other co-op studies, Helsinki GSE

1. Go to the My profile page in Sisu and click on your study right. You can find your study right under the heading "Other non-degree education". The study right can be called for example JOO-studies, Joint non-degree studies, or Non-degree studies.

2. Scroll down to the heading "Courses you have the right to take". Memorise or write down the course codes for the listed courses.

3. If you have had the right to complete courses at Hanken also earlier, make sure to check the dates for when you have a right to take the course. Write down the codes for the courses you have a right to take right now.

4. Then, go to the Structure of studies page and click on the New study plan button. If you only have one study right at Hanken the popup window will be filled in automatically. If you have several study rights you need to select which one you want to create the study plan for. Click on "Create a plan".

5. Click on the heading furthest down in your study plan to open the panel to the right. Click on the text, not on the arrow. 

6. Add the courses you have a right to complete via the search field. Make sure to select the exact same course code as the one you have a right to take. The course can for example have the codes 1124, 1124-V or 1124-OPU, but you should only select one - the exact code you have a study right to.

Everything you add to the study plan is saved automatically. You can view the contents of your study plan also later by going to the Structure of studies page.

Note that as a JOO- or co-op student, you normally can´t register for the teaching yourself via Sisu. You register by following the the registration instructions for JOO- and co-op courses Opens in new window .

The exception is JOO-students, who still have valid completion rights after the end of the JOO-agreement and Helsinki GSE-network students from universities other than Aalto or UH. These students can register for the courses they have completion rights for through the study plan during the registration periods. When you have added all the courses to your study plan, you can proceed to register for the teaching. Instructions for registering for teaching can be found here.

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IPL module and SCM&SR module

As a module student at Hanken, from the academic year 2023-2024 onward, you are granted a specific study right for that particular module. The study right is either called "Non-degree Studies, Study Module in ..." or "Joint Non-degree Studies, Study Module in ...".

You can find your study right in Sisu under My Profile, under the heading Other non-degree education. If you have had other study rights at Hanken, make sure to check the study right for the module that is active.

You must create a study plan before being able to register for courses in Sisu.

Go to the Structure of studies page and click on the New study plan button. If you only have one study right at Hanken, the popup Window will be filled in automatically. If you have several study rights, you need to select which one you want to create the study plan for. Give your study plan a name. Click on Create a study plan.

You have now created your study plan. The next steps depend on the study module your study right is for:

• SCM&SR module: The mandatory courses for admission are automatically included in the study plan. If you want to take additional courses, please follow the steps below. If not, you may jump ahead.
• IPL module: There are some mandatory courses that are automatically included in the study plan but additional courses need to be added. Please follow the steps below.

Click on the heading in the study plan where you want to include courses, to open a panel to the right containing the available courses you can choose from. Clicking on the arrow only expands and hides the selected contents under the heading. Choose the courses that you want to complete.

If you have a study right to the SCM&SR module, click on the "Electives for admission" heading to add elective courses.
If you have a study right to the IPL module, click on the "Optional" heading to add courses you want to take. An example of the panel is shown below.

Everything you add to the study plan is saved automatically. You can view the contents of your study plan anytime by going to the Structure of studies page.

When you have added all the courses to your study plan, you can proceed to register for the teaching. Instructions for registering for teaching can be found here.

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Corporate Responsibility module

As a student within the Corporate Responsibility module, you will have a specific study right at Hanken for the module. It is called either “Non-degree Studies, Study Module in Corporate Responsibility” or “Joint Non-degree Studies, Study Module in Corporate Responsibility”. These instructions will use the Non-degree studies as an example.

Your study right can be found in Sisu on the My profile page under the heading “Other non-degree education” (Please ignore the information after Active whether it is Attendning or Missing, it has no relevance for you Non-degree study right)

If you have other study rights at Hanken, please follow the specific instructions for them.

Before you can register for teaching, you need to select the courses in your study plan. Select courses in your study plan according to these instructions during your studies at Hanken. You can only select listed courses, but can choose freely among the ones you find in your study plan within the different subjects. If you have selected a course but won’t complete it after all, remove it from your study plan.

Your study plan

Go to the Structure of studies page. Sisu will automatically offer the right study plan for you, connected to your study right. Click on "Create a plan" without changing any selections. In the future you can access your study plan from the same page, Structure of studies.

Your study plan will have the mandatory course “3893 Introduction to Corporate Responsibility” already placed in the study plan. 

The rest of the offered courses can be found under the heading for each subject.

Click on the name of a subject to open a panel to the right containing the courses. Clicking on the arrow only expands and hides the selected contents under the heading.

This is an example of courses offered in Marketing. You can select courses freely among the ones listed, but only courses listed under these headings. If a course is listed under the instructional heading “Content from the Academic year 2021-2022” you should only select it if you have already completed it.

You can find the course information by clicking on the blue course code, which opens a popup window.

The Information sheet contains the course description, prerequisites, and study material. Please make sure to check that you fulfil the listed prerequisites if there are any.

The Completion methods tab contains information about when the course is given. If there is nothing entered under the tab, it means the course is not offered this year. This course is for example given two times during the academic year 2022-2023.

By clicking on the blue link of the teaching, you will be taken further down in the popup, to the information about the teaching.
There you can find the language of instruction, study methods and the responsible teacher.

The registration period as well as other important information about the registration can be found under Registration.

Groups and teaching times contains information about the schedule of the teaching. More information about the schedule can be found in the instructions for the study calendar.
When you have acquainted yourself with the courses and want to select them to your study plan, click on the button for the course. This will place the course in your study plan. You can remove courses from your study plan from the same button.

When the course is visible under the heading as in the picture below, it is selected in your study plan. All you selections in the plan are saved automatically.

When you have added the courses you want to complete, you can proceed to register for the teaching when the registration is open. Instructions for registering for teaching can be found here.

If you are a continuing student within the CR module, please add your completed courses to your study plan as well. Completed courses can be recognised by a wreath next to the course code and name.

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Compilation of a study module

You can apply for the compilation of a study module in Sisu when you have completed all required courses within the module. Please note that compiled study modules cannot be dismantled, and courses can't be added to the module afterwards. If you are not quite sure if there will be changes in the content of the module, please wait until you submit the application.

If you as a student in the IPL- and SCM&SR -modules or the Swedish module Handelsrätt are planning to apply for admission to a corresponding Master’s programme at Hanken, you should not apply for compilation of the module.

Submitting a study module assessment request

You apply for the compilation of a study module in Sisu on the Structure of studies page. Submit the application only after all of the courses are registered as completed in Sisu, ie. when the course has a wreath next to it in the plan. Remove any courses you haven't completed, and don't plan on completing from your study plan before submitting the application.

1. Click the code under the name of the study module in the study plan.

2. Click the "Request assessment" button.

Cancelling an assessment request

Cancelling an assessment request is possible as long as the request has not been approved or registered in the Student Services. It is not possible to dismantle a compiled module that has been assessed in Sisu.

1. Go to the My profile page in Sisu and click on the "Applications and requests" tab.

2. Click on the name of the request for study module assessment.

3. Click on "Cancel the assessment request".

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Study plans 2025-2027

These instructions concern module students who continue their studies from the academic year 2024-2025 or earlier into the academic year 2025-2026.

General information

The current study plans will change as of 1.8.2025, and the new study plans are valid for the academic years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The extent of the changes in the study plans varies depending on the subject but the new study plans may include changes to existing courses or courses can have been removed or added to the plan.

To complete next year's teaching, you must either update entire study modules in your study plan or individual courses within the modules to the 2025-2027 version. The tables below will list the changes to your module. You can choose to retain your current version of the study module, or update it to the new version. If you do not update to the new study module version, you will instead need to update each separate course that you intend to take during academic year 2025-2026 to the new version.

Which version of the study plan you should choose depends on how far you’ve come in your studies, as well as your own preferences. Read the module specific changes below carefully.