Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

After completing the course, the student
- understands sustainable development as a political and normative concept
- recognizes the ecological, social, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainable development and the connections and contradictions associated with the dimensions
- understands that sustainable development requires multidisciplinary collaboration and problem-solving skills
- understands the importance of individual agency and global responsibility as well as the need for holistic transformation.

Sisältö

- the concept of sustainable development: ecological, social, economic and cultural dimensions, and connections and tensions between the dimensions
- sustainable development as a political and normative concept
- agency and different roles of an individual
- sustainability as an individual's lifestyle and choices
- sustainability as a structural and systemic problem.