Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
-analyse the possibilities of nature as a source of wellbeing and sustainable lifestyle
-recognise the importance of future ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability
- apply different wellness promoting nature-based methods in one’s personal and future working life

Teaching methods

Nature Wellbeing and Sustainability course is offered in spring 2023 together with Una Europa, University of Helsinki and Climate University. For the first time ever, Laurea students have a unique chance to participate in the new Una Europa microcredential courses.

Additionally, there is a possibility to complete this course as part of Green Work 3UAS project, so if you are interested in green jobs and digitalization, you can do these 5 ECTS as project studies. After enrollment, just kindly inform about this by sending email to tiina.wikstrom@laurea.fi

Eleven leading European research universities have come together to create a unique alliance – Una Europa. Our universities have been educating Europe for over 1,000 years. Together, we teach over 500,000 students and count almost 100,000 university staff among our network, with digital learners numbering in the millions. Una Europa aims to draw on our collective strengths to create a truly European inter-university environment, a University of the Future.

The Una Europa partners are:

Freie Universität Berlin
Università di Bologna
University College Dublin
University of Edinburgh
Helsingin yliopisto/ Helsingfors universitet / Iniversity of Helsinki
Universiteit Leiden
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie / Jagiellonian University
KU Leuven
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Universität Zürich

The Una Europa courses that belong under Laurea Nature Wellbeing and Sustainability course (5 ECTS) are:

Introduction to Sustainability 3 ECTS (https://www.una-europa.eu/study/microcredential-sustainability/courses#1-introduction-to-sustainability-3-ects)
Sustainability and the Arts 1 ECTS (https://www.una-europa.eu/study/microcredential-sustainability/courses#5-sustainability-and-the-arts-1-ects)

Additionally, there is a 1ECTS reporting task for Laurea in the form of a Learning Diary that also includes the course feedback.

The course and its MOOC parts are conducted individually, and all enrolled students will receive an introductory email about how to complete the course. The certificates for the completed credits are provided by Una Europa/University of Helsinki and the overall course completion (Accepted/Not accepted) by Laurea. The course can be completed between 16.3.2023-30.5.2023.

Why choose the Una Europa Micro-credential in Sustainability?

The micro-credential is designed for your personal and professional development in the field of sustainability. The digital micro-credential credits are issued by the University of Helsinki on behalf of Una Europa.

Gain sustainability competences

Competences in sustainable development and sustainability can be obtained and utilized in several fields: policymaking, economy, project evaluation and assessment, socio-cultural aspects of sustainability, education, health, holistic approaches and system planning, long-term effects on the environment, and socio-economic impacts and regulations.

Set your own learning path

Multidisciplinary and quality

Co-developed by three universities within Una Europa, the Micro-credential programme is based on the latest research on Environmental, Sustainability and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics and Art.

NB!

1) The overall 10 ECTS Micro-credential is also included as a module in the curriculum of the Master’s Programme for Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Helsinki.

https://microcredential-sustainability.una-europa.eu/courses

2) If the limit of the participants has exceeded, Green Work / Climate University related online study option will be offered.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Nature Wellbeing and Sustainability course is offered in spring 2023 together with Una Europa, University of Helsinki and Climate University.

Forms of internationality

Nature Wellbeing and Sustainability course is offered in spring 2023 together with Una Europa, University of Helsinki and Climate University.

Content and scheduling

https://www.una-europa.eu/study/microcredential-sustainability/courses#content

Further information for students

Please note: enrollment is limited to 300 students in total. All degree students of all Una Europa partner universities, Climate university, and Biodiversity network are eligible.

This course is also very suitable for Master students. Kindly notice that the overall Una Europa Micro-Credential (all 10 ECTS) is included as part of Master studies at University of Helsinki. If you are a Laurea Master student and wish to complete the whole Micro-Credential (10 ECTS), please contact tiina.wikstrom@laurea.fi

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Nature Wellbeing and Sustainability course is evaluated based on Una Europa grading (approved/not approved) and the Learning Diary as well as the overall course is additionally evaluated by Laurea approved/not approved.

Evaluation criteria, approved/failed

Approved performance requires completion of Una Europa credits (4 ECTS) as well as 1ECTS Learning Diary for Laurea, according to the instructions provided after the accepted enrollment.