Kursens undervisningsperiod

  • 1 (2023-08-01 till 2023-10-22)
  • 2 (2023-10-23 till 2023-12-31)
  • 3 (2024-01-01 till 2024-03-17)
  • 4 (2024-03-18 till 2024-07-31)

Nivå/kategori

Övriga studier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Valfri

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

At the end of the course the student will

-Have awareness of how climate change impacts our
health
-Be able to describe the impacts of climate change
on human health
-Identify opportunities for nurses to engage in
action and advocacy to move climate solutions
forward

Läranderesultat

At the end of the course the students will be able
to:

-Assess the seriousness and urgency of
climate change

-Recognize the main effects of climate
change, their implications for our present and
future lives.

-Identify the causes of these changes and
the key processes that determine their effects
-Identify the critical required actions, on
a personal, national and global level

-Define key concepts related to climate
change

-Identify the major risks associated with
human-induced climate change

-Recognize the actions we need to take

Innehåll

The course is 100% on-line.

It consists of the Introduction and four Modules.
The themes are:
1. Climate and climate change
2. Nutrition
3. Global and Public health
4. Health and diseases

In this course there are TedTalks, a recorded
webinar, scientific articles, books, blogs and two
on-line web-based courses about Climate Challenge.

Förkunskaper

-Curiosity and concern for our planet and how
climate change challenges are affecting our health
-The course can be taken as extension studies within
an Arcada Nursing degree program

Litteratur

All literature and material are found on
ItsLearning.

Studieaktiviteter

Självstudier - 135 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Självstudier via nätet

Examinationsformer

quizzes
two on-line courses

Examinationskrav

To pass the course the student should pass all
modules.
To pass this course the student need to:
- Successfully complete the two on-line
courses in Module 2
- Pass the three Quizzes
The course is graded as pass / fail

Lärare

  • Gray Pamela
  • Sjölund Terese

Examinator

Sjölund Terese

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning (20 studenter anmälda)

Delprestation i kraft till

Tills vidare

Kursanmälningstid

2023-05-10 till 2023-12-10

Examinationsformer

Datum meddelas senare - Övriga uppgifter

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