Sustainable.now, 2025-2026
- Date:
- 1.8.2025 - 31.7.2026
- Credits:
- 5 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Law and society
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Online teaching
- Price:
- 100 € (VAT 0%)
This course is part of the YUFE Skills of the Future Programme.
Contents: The course offers a substantial knowledge package on the concepts of sustainable development and sustainability and their ecological, social, economic and cultural dimensions, as well as the connections and tensions between the dimensions. The ethical viewpoint through the course provides a foundation for examining sustainability also as a political and normative concept. The course also emphasises the importance of agency and the different roles of an individual. A student gets the opportunity to examine the sustainability of their lifestyle from the perspective of their individual choices, but on the other hand, sustainability and climate challenges are also presented as structural and systemic problems. There are plenty of practical examples and cases that illustrate sustainability challenges and how to solve them. Student plans and performs assignment to study chosen theme from different perspectives of sustainability and reports the results in an essay.
Learning outcomes: After the course, the student:
- can explain what sustainable development is as a political and normative concept.
- recognises ecological, social, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability and the connections and conflicts related to them.
- can explain why sustainability, and the wicked problems related to it, require multidisciplinary cooperation and problem-solving skills.
- can explain the significance of individual agency and global responsibility as well as the need for comprehensive transformation.
The course developes generic learning outcomes as digitalization, management and development, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication.
Modes of study: Independent online studying, multiple-choice questions, learning assignments (81 h) and phenomenon-based learning assignment and essay (54 h). Evaluation criteria: Multiple-choice questions, learning assignments, summary, essay. The grade will be given based on the essay.
Teaching methods: Online course on the DigiCampus platform.
Teacher: Anna Mustonen
The course is available online between Aug 1st, 2025 and July 31st, 2026. Learning assignments can be completed independently throughout the year. Course evaluation is done four times a year. Tasks need to be returned by one of these dates: 15.11., 28.2., 15.5. or 31.7.
More information, the description and timelines of the course can be found from the Peppi study guide. In their studies, open university students must adhere to the same schedules and study modes as degree students.
The course material is based on the Sustainable.now online material of the Climate University (https://climateuniversity.fi/) and the contents can also be studied in Finnish on the courses Johdatus kestävän tulevaisuuden opintoihin A- ja B-osa.
NB! Are you registering for the course through YUFE Skills of the Future Programme? Please, register to the course filling this form.
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Study units cost 20 € / ECTS credit. This price holds for the academic year 2025-2026.
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).
Right to study will cover the lessons and exams.
Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not included in the study fee.
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