Open university: Society in me and us 2024-2025
- Credits:
- 5 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Law and society
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning
- Price:
- 100 € (VAT 0%)
ONLINE STUDIES!
This course is a part of the Basic Studies in Social Sciences.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students are familiar with the often-hidden societal and cultural mechanisms that shape and regulate everyone’s individual lives in certain structural circumstances. The students have adopted critical views in reflecting their everyday environments and social networks. They also have become familiar with sociological theories and research concerning the topic.
Course develops the following generic skills: critical thinking, interaction and communication
Content
The course deals with the question of social order: How societies, communities and their social orders are maintained, strengthened, and challenged by individual or collective agents? How societies and communities are lived as “true” by people, and how societal change is possible? The course introduces social scientific theories and studies addressing these questions.
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The course is available online and can be studied between 1.9.2024-30.4.2025.
Open University registration is open 8.8.2024-1.4.2025 at Opintopolku and UEF website.
Modes of study
The course is a self-study online course in the Moodle learning environment. Online course include lecture recordings and/or written materials. Based on the literature, various written assignments are given.
Study materials
The course material is available on the Moodle learning environment.
Teacher(s)
Tuukka Kaidesoja (tuukka.kaidesoja@uef.fi)
Grading scale
Five step scale
Time
The course is open from 1.9.2024-30.4.2025, and you can study at your own pace by accessing the course from anywhere using your own device.
Further information
Once you have registered in the studies, you will receive instructions on how to get started. You will be given UEF user credentials, which you can use to log in to the Moodle learning environment. E-learning environment will provide you with the necessary instructions for studying.
Teaching language: English
The Open University of the University of Eastern Finland offers extensive study counseling services. You can find more information on our website.
For more information
Registration and other practical matters:
Maarit Kankaanpää, Student Affairs Secretary, UEF Open univeristy
Veera Kiiski, Continuous Learning Specialist, UEF Open University
Content of the studies:
Teppo Eskelinen, University Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences UEF
Yasemin Kontkanen, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Social Sciences UEF
This course is suitable for international students and anyone interested in this topic.
The study fee for individual courses is 20 e/ECTS credit and 15 e/ECTS credit for study modules. This price holds for the academic year 2024–2025.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).
The length of a study right is determined by the length of the study unit so that it covers all teaching and exams. If the study unit has continuous registration, the study right is from 1.8.2024 to 30.7.2025.
Literature acquisition costs and borrowing fees are not included in the tuition fee. If your employer is to pay your tuition fee, please contact our Student Affairs Secretary. Contact details below.
The course is available online and can be studied between 1.9.2024-30.4.2025.
Open University registration is open 8.8.2024-1.4.2025 at Opintopolku and UEF website.
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