LY00CK72 Biodiversity.now A (2 cr)
Cooperation network course
Network: Climate University
Available for: Doctoral studies, Master's students, Bachelor's students and Bachelor's and Master's students
This course is offered through the Network for Climate University. These studies are available for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students studying in the University of Jyväskylä.
Network: Biodiversity education network
Description
The course consists of five modules and a pre-course part. The contents studied in the course:
- Biodiversity crises and the concept of biodiversity
- Threats to biodiversity
- Protecting biodiversity
- Topical discussions and questions in the field of biodiversity
Each module contains videos, reading materials and exercises. There are different kind of exercises to deepen thinking and to learn multidisciplinary, and quizzes to test knowledge.
All the reading material and videos can be watched without passing the quizzes, but completion of course requires passing the quizzes/tests in the right order and making other exercises.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- 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
The study unit develops the following generic skills/generic competences: digitalization, ethics, internationality, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication.
Additional information
This is a Climate University -course.
Time: Autumn and Spring (English course in Spring)
For master’s level students in all disciplines
Campus: online
You can see the Open University registration time below.
When you sign up for the course, you will receive a welcome message, study instructions, course enrollment key and a link to DigiCampus -learning environment by email within one week of your registration. After completing the course, you will receive a study credit within about one month.
Description of prerequisites
Basic knowledge about biodiversity helps but no previous knowledge is required and the material to refresh your knowledge about the basics is provided in the course.