Sweden

Exchange Program with Mälardalen University
Västerås, Sweden

Program Overview

About the school: Mälardalen University (MDU) has campuses in Västerås and Eskilstuna, Sweden. Around 17,000 students are enrolled in courses and programs in Design and Communication, Business and Economics, Healthcare, Education, Engineering, Chamber Music and Opera. Mälardalen enjoys a close collaboration with the private and public sectors, which contributes towards the better health of people and a more sustainable planet.

About the location: The University is located on both sides of beautiful Lake Mälaren, with the primary campus located in Västerås. The city has a population of about 125,000 people and is located about 60 miles west of Stockholm.

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Mälardalens University Exchange Students

PROGRAM DETAILS

Course Offerings

MDU offers a variety of courses that apply to majors across the McCoy College of Business. Below is a listing of courses that have been pre-approved to directly transfer to McCoy courses. There are other courses, listed here, that might transfer, but would need department approval prior to enrollment.

TEXAS STATE COURSESMÄLARDALEN COURSES
MKT 3343 - Principles of MarketingFOA169 - Marketing Management
MKT 3350 - Consumer BehaviorFOA178 - Consumer Behaviour*
MKT 3365 - Services MarketingFOA177 - Service Management*
MKT 4337 - Marketing ManagementFOA245 - Marketing Strategy in Practice**
ECO 2314 - Principles of MicroeconomicsNAA134 & NAA129 - Basic Microeconomics &
Applied Microeconomics (Must take both simultaneously)
ECO 2315 - Principles of MacroeconomicsNAA135 - Macroeconomic Principles
ECO 3313 - Labor EconomicsNAA203 - Labour Economics*
ECO 3314 - Intermediate MicroeconomicsNAA122 - Intermediate Microeconomics*
ECO 3315 - Intermediate MacroeconomicsNAA207 - Macroeconomic Theory**
ECO 4313 - EconometricsNAA120 - Econometrics*
FIN 3312 - Business FinanceNAA141 - Finance*
MGT 3303 - Management of OrganizationsFOA199 - Organization and Management
MGT 3375 - International BusinessFOA179 - Cross-Cultural Management *
MGT 4390G - Cross Cultural Human RelationsFOA188 - International Human Resource Management*
ANLY 3330 - Introduction to AnalyticsFOA197 - Business Analytics*
ANLY 2333/QMST 2333 - Business StatisticsSTA 105 - Statistics for Business
ACC 2361 - Introduction to Financial AccountingFOA189 - Financial Accounting
ACC 2362 - Introduction to Managerial AccountingFOA171 - Management Accounting

*  Prerequisite = 15 hours of business credits (McCoy credit or transfer credit)
**  Prerequisite = 30 hours of business credits (McCoy credit or transfer credit)


Semester Dates

  • Autumn Term: Late August - Mid-January
  • Spring Term: Mid-January - Early June

Estimated Costs

  • Application Fee - $250 
  • Texas State Tuition and fees for 15 undergraduate credit hours 
  • Travel Insurance offered through Texas State University (Estimate Cost)
  • Flights - Approx. $1200-1800
  • Student Visa
  • Housing and Food

Västerås, Sweden
McCoy Program Contact

Dr. Seth Frei, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Program Assessment and Global Engagement
sethfrei@txstate.edu

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