Sustainable.now

The Sustainable.now is a course for anyone who is interested in sustainable development and climate change. The principles of sustainable development are linked to the 1.5 degree climate target.

The course provides a solid background on the concept of sustainable development and its ecological, social, economic, and cultural dimensions, as well as the connections and tensions between them. The course presents a basis for looking at sustainable development as a political and normative concept, emphasizing the importance of individual agency while acknowledging the structural and systemic problems.

Learning goals:

  • To recognize sustainable development as a political and normative concept and acknowledge its ecological, social, economic and cultural dimension and the connections and contradictions associated with them.
  • To understand that sustainable development and related vicious problems, such as climate change, require multidisciplinary collaboration and problem-solving skills.
  • To understand the importance of individual agency and global responsibility as well as the need for holistic transformation.

Course level: Bachelor

Pre-requisities: no pre-requisities

Scope: 3-5 ECTS

Available languages: English and Finnish

Authors: Course is done in collaboration of University of Turku, LUT University, University of Oulu, University of Helsinki and University of Jyväskylä.

Where to study: 

  1. University of Helsinki. Course code: ATM378 / ATM385.
  2. University of Oulu. Course code: 766381A.
  3. University of Turku. Course code: YH000040
  4. LUT University. Course code: BH60A6800.
  5. Open access materials
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