DELETED: Environment, groups and well-beingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will - identify phenomena related to environmental social psychology - understand how group processes and material environment interact with each other and how they interact with individual well-being - understand how the material environment shapes the group processes - know how to apply social psychological knowledge to achieve sustainable development goals Course develops the following generic skills: Digitalization, Internationality, Sustainability and responsibility, Critical thinking.

Content

- Introduction to environmental social psychology - Natural and built environment and group processes - Psychosocial well-being and material environment - Environmental disasters, identities and social support - Global environmental threats and pro-environmentalism

Materials

All studying materials will be provided through the Moodle platform.

Further information

The course is organized online and requires weekly active participation of the students. The maximum number of participants is 90. Priority will be given to students in the major, then the minor, and the rest will be selected in order of enrolment. A maximum of 30 students from the Open University will be selected.

Accomplishment methods

**Academic year 2024-2025:** Ways of completing the course: The course is conducted online in Moodle once every academic year. All student groups participate in the same online course. The course is built on the basis of weekly changing thematic sections, which include online lectures (5 h), study of literature, learning tasks and group discussions. Evaluation criteria: On scale 0 (fail) – 5 (excellent). To pass the course (grade 1) the student must complete the compulsory learning tasks based on lectures and literature in each course section; grades 2 to 5 additionally require completion of voluntary learning tasks and active participation in group discussions. **Academic year 2023-2024:** Ways of completing the course: The course is conducted online in Moodle once every academic year. All student groups participate in the same online course. The course is built on the basis of weekly changing thematic sections, which include online lectures (4 h), study of literature, learning tasks and group discussions. Evaluation criteria: On scale 0 (fail) – 5 (excellent). To pass the course (grade 1) the student must complete the compulsory learning tasks based on lectures and literature in each course section; grades 2 to 5 additionally require completion of voluntary learning tasks and active participation in group discussions.