Sustainable Client-Oriented Social and Health Services and the Basics of EntrepreunershipLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Fundamentals of Sustainable Development 1op
Students who have successfully completed the online course
• identify critical sustainability challenges, their causes, as well as their diverse impacts on the environment and human beings,
• describe the roles various institutions and social actors have in sustainability policies and sustainability transformation,
• recognize the different dimensions of sustainable development and the key concepts and sustainability goals relating to them,
• distinguish various perspectives and conflicts of values and interests related to sustainability issues and solutions promoting sustainable development,
• reflect on their lifestyle and consumption choices as well as the practices of their professional field from the perspectives of responsibility and sustainable development.

Client-Oriented Social and Health Care Services and the Basics of Entrepreunership 4 op
• be aware of the state of health and well-being in Finland and the factors affecting them.
• understand the structure of the Finnish social and healthcare service system.
• understand the principles of a sustainability in healthcare system
• know the basics of intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship in healthcare sector

Content

• Health and health risks and health promotion
• Finnish social and healthcare service system (2 ECTS as an online course)
• Basic knowledge of sustainable development and responsibility and their implementation
in the social welfare and health care sector
• Intrapreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in health care