WISP1003 Good life and planetary well-being

01.09.2024 – 30.09.2025
Online Courses
Free of charge
Open University

The course introduces philosophical perspectives relevant for environmental and sustainability issues and explores visions of good life in the context of planetary well-being. The course explores how societal norms, cultural conceptions, and values relate to achieving sustainability and planetary well-being. Individual values, choices and responsibilities are discussed in relation to broader cultural phenomena and value discussions. The course also explores the interconnectedness of knowledge, values, and action, and discusses environmental emotions.

Credits: 1 ects

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

This course is equivalent to BENY2022 Good life and planetary well-being.

Course information:

  • Workload: ca. 27 h
  • EQF level: 6
  • Assesment scale: 0–5
  • Prerequisites: none

This is an independent Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to get you acquainted with the good life from the perspective of planetary well-being. Deadline for the tasks is September 30th 2025.

The course is available in the JYU Online Courses -learning platform: https://onlinecourses.jyu.fi/. The direct link to the course page will be shown after your registration.

Course has a limited amount of available spots

Registration:

01.09.2024  -  31.08.2025

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.

Jyu Online Courses learning platform

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