Sustainable development and environmental issues (5cr)
Code: SUS2005Y17S-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.03.2019 - 18.03.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.12.2019 - 15.12.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- EDUCATION
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- MA of Social Services and Health Care
- Teachers
- Marianne Nylund
- Jari Visto
- Course
- SUS2005Y17S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Sustainable development and environmental issues SUS2005Y17S-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
After completing this study student will be able to
- clearly describe the concepts and theories of sustainable development
- identify and explain social approaches and concepts of green social work and environmental issues in community development
- analyse opportunities of and obstacles to sustainable development
- apply the ideas of sustainable development in community work practices
- conduct community participatory environmental impact assessments (EIA) in communities
Content
- concepts and theories of sustainable development
- eco-social/green social work/environmental approach and practices in community development
- opportunities and challenges present in sustainable development
- sustainable community development practice
- methods of participatory environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Teaching methods
After completing this study student will be able to:
- clearly describe the concepts and theories of sustainable development
- identify and explain social approaches and concepts of green social work and environmental issues in community development
- analyse opportunities of and obstacles to sustainable development
- apply the ideas of sustainable development in community work practices
- conduct community participatory environmental impact assessments (EIA) in communities.
Core contents:
- concepts and theories of sustainable development
- eco-social/green social work/environmental approach and practices in community development
- opportunities and challenges present in sustainable development
- sustainable community development practice
- methods of participatory environmental impact assessment (EIA)