LY00CK73 Biodiversity.now B (3 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 deepens understanding about biodiversity, gives examples from nature and biodiversity conservation and maintenance, provides group working skills and critical thinking as well as opportunities for sharing knowledge and networking.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able to:
- understand the concept, structure and crises related to biodiversity deeper, multidisciplinary and in practise
- 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 course belongs to the open courses within the Biodiversity education network and Climate University and is available for the students in the participating universities.
Campus: Online teaching
Further information: Instruction in English.
Time: Autumn semester (English), Spring (Finnish).
In the academic year 2026-2027 English-language implementation only in the spring semester together with Finnish-language implementation.
Target group: Master level students from different study backgrounds (interdisciplinary course).
Description of prerequisites
Passing the course Biodiversity.now A is required.