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Crises of growth and development (5cr)

Code: C-01918-KAPS0113V24-3002

General information


Enrollment
03.12.2025 - 03.03.2026
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
Timing
10.03.2026 - 31.05.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Institution
University of Lapland
Teaching languages
English
Finnish
Seats
0 - 60

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having completed the course, the student - is familiar with and recognises the critical phases of development in youth and related developmental disorders in terms of their causes, consequences and prevention - understands the fragileness of development in youth and the phenomenon of marginalisation as a challenge in terms of educational psychology, and can apply the acquired knowledge - has acquired skills and tools to support and guide the balanced mental education and development of a youth through educational psychology by considering both the individual and the community and by identifying multidisciplinary perspectives

Methods of completion

Contact teaching: 10 h of online lectures, which are recorded Independent work: 123 h Teaching profile: ONLINE 1

Methods of completion

Listening to lectures, completing lectures and literature as a written assignment.

Content

The course focuses on the strongest manifestations of a young person’s disorder and the ways to deal with them. It brings out the most painful paths leading to a vicious circle of marginalisation and presents ways to prevent distorted development. The course also seeks answers to how young people can be provided with a positive environment for peaceful growth and development and what is important in terms of a young person’s balanced growth.

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  -

Qualifications

No prior knowledge requirements

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