BENY3030 Nature under Threat 1: Species and Ecosystems 2025-2026

01.09.2025 – 30.09.2026
JYU Moodle
Free of charge
Open University

This course asks how and why species and ecosystems are increasingly becoming endangered, and what are the causalities behind the ongoing biodiversity loss. The course goes through ecological facts and societal dimensions tied to endangerment.

Credits: 1 ects

This is an independent online course and it can be completed according to your own schedule. The online course is considered completed once you have completed the required course activities. The latest possible completion date is September 30th 2026.

Registration requires a valid passport or an EU identity card, or a Finnish bank ID (verkkopankkitunnukset). Please read our registration guide before starting.

Course information:

  • Workload: ca. 27 hours
  • EQF level: 6
  • Assesment scale: pass/fail
  • Prerequisites: none

During the course you will study independently at Moodle learning platform. Participants are required to have basic ICT skills in order to work online. All the course materials are available throughout the course. Students can contact a teacher for guidance and support if needed.

Course has available spots

Registration:

01.09.2025  -  31.08.2026

0 €

Online registration instructions

Start the process by registering and creating a JYU user ID. Registration requires electronic identification (online banking identifiers or mobile ID). If you do not have Finnish online banking identifiers, you can use your passport or EU ID card for the identification process. Please note that you cannot use a Finnish passport or ID card for identification.

If you already have a JYU user ID, start the registration process by signing in with your email address and password.

Moodle

You will find the study instructions from Moodle. You can sign into the e-learning environment with the JYU username and password, which you receive when you register for studies.