Biodiversity.now B, autumn 2024
- Date:
- 2.10.2024 - 31.12.2024
- Credits:
- 3 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Environmental and natural sciences
- Teaching format:
- Online teaching, Distance teaching
- Price:
- 0 € (VAT 0%)
This course will be organized next time in the academic year 2025-2026.
Learnig outcomes: After completing the course, the student is able to:
- understand the concept, structure and crises related to biodiversity deeper, multidisciplinary and in practise
- recognize reasons for the ongoing biodiversity crisis and its consequences to the human society and personal life
- explore own connection to nature and diverse values you assign to it
- recognize a variety of approaches and tools to protect biodiversity, increase biodiversity and promote sustainable use of biodiversity
- apply the issues to own field of studies/work and learn how to be part of the solution
Content: The course deepens understanding about biodiversity, gives examples from nature and biodiversity conservation and maintenance, provides group working skills and critical thinking as well as opportunities for sharing knowledge and networking.
Study materials: To be announced in the course
Modes of study: Distance learning. There will be online lectures/ info sessions (Kick off meeting/grouping, Final seminar) and group working. Each group decides the timetable for their own group working. Work load 81 hours.
Teaching methods: Online teaching
Teacher: Elina Oksanen
The course is available between Oct 2nd, and Dec 31st, 2024. More information, the description and timelines of the course can be found from Peppi study guide. In their studies, open university students must adhere to the same schedules and study modes as degree students.
Prerequisites: Passing the course Biodiversity.now A (2 cp) is required.
This course is free until Dec 31st, 2024, during a Biodiversity.now project funded by The Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment (JOTPA).
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). The study right is between Oct 2nd and Dec 31st, 2024.
Literature acquisition costs and borrowing fees are not included in the tuition fee.
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