Positive Development Across Life course (5cr)
Code: C-01918-KAPS0102V24-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 12.08.2025 - 21.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 28.10.2025 - 31.07.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Lapland, Kurssi on suoritettavissa myös kesäopintoina 31.7.2026 asti. Opetusprofiili: etä 1 (etäluennot, jotka myös tallennetaan)
- Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 62
- Course
- C-01918-KAPS0102V24
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
Having completed the course, the student - is familiar with and recognises the basic phenomena of human development as a whole in the course of life - understands the contextualism of development in the course of life (including media activities) - can apply development theories and research in examining phenomena within the frame of educational psychology
Methods of completion
Contact teaching: 12 h of online lectures, which are recorded Independent work: 121 h Teaching profile: ONLINE 1
Methods of completion
Listening to lectures, completing lectures and literature as a written assignment.
Content
-Getting familiar with a human’s life cycle as a whole and development theories on its various phases. -Acquiring basic knowledge of human development, its general features, and individual variation in light of salient development theories and research in various spheres of life.
Location and time
Kurssi on suoritettavissa myös kesäopintoina 31.7.2026 asti. Opetusprofiili: etä 1 (etäluennot, jotka myös tallennetaan)
Materials
For additional reading, see the article bank on the topics: - The perspective of growth, development and support - Love and relationships - Positive pedagogy and learning - Well-being and success at work - Drawing from the Arctic - Sustainability in Educational Psychology -
Teaching methods
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Qualifications
No prior knowledge requirements