Health and Sustainability

2,5 ECTS, 70 student hours 

The E-module: Health and Sustainability is a beginner-level online course that explores the intersection of health and sustainability. This self-paced module provides an introduction to the concepts of sustainable living, environmental health, and their impact on personal well-being. Through interactive multimedia content and practical exercises, participants will gain knowledge and skills to make sustainable choices that promote both individual and planetary health. This module is designed to empower learners to take meaningful actions towards creating a healthier and more sustainable future.  

Level - Bachelor

Start Date:

You may access this self-paced module at a time of your choosing. 

Target audience:

Undergraduate/Bc. students of teacher education or students with an interest in the application of sustainable development in education 

Instructor Information:

You may access the content of the e-module repeatedly with your login account. The recommended time for student work load is 70 hours in total.  

OBJECTIVES

Course Objectives & Outcomes

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General competences:

  • understand the interconnections between  personal health and environmental sustainability in the local and global context 
  • build self-awareness, awareness of personal values and preferences and how they impact sustainable development 
  • revise your own value ranking based on the acquired knowledge and experience 
  • formulate and present your own perspective on sustainable health in a constructive and culturally appropriate way 
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Knowledge:

  • understand the concepts of sustainable living, environmental health, and their impact on personal well-being 
  • develop awareness of the conditions of healthy life as well as the human activities that threaten them 
  • demonstrate understanding of the relationship between personal health and sustainability, and how they contribute to a more holistic well-being 
  • understand some of the most essential links between human population development and environmental relationships in different regions of the world
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Skills:

  • develop practical skills to integrate sustainable choices into daily life, promoting personal and planetary well-being 
  • identify sustainable practices and behaviors that promote health and minimize environmental harm 
  •   recognize and assess examples of both desirable and undesirable behavior from an environmental and sustainable development perspective 
  • assess the causes of some of the most serious local human impacts on life and environment and propose solutions to minimize the negative impact of human activities 
  • relate to culturally different perspectives and be empathetic towards other people’s needs and sustainable development   

COURES

Course structure

Freqency of classes

A mix of asynchronous and synchronous online teaching during 2 weeks.

 

Expected commitment for students

70 student hours

Formar of classes

  • Learning and teaching methods: 
    • Individual and group work (e.g. exchange of perspectives with peers) 
    • Inquiry-based and project-oriented methods  
    • Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)  
    • Presentations in teams 
    • Lectures and seminars with ICT tools using both synchronous and asynchronous activities 

COURES

Additional information

Course syllabus/Learning resources

  • UN sustainable development goals   

  • UNESCO ESD   

  • The European Green Deal    

  • WHO: https://www.who.int/health-topics/sustainable-development#tab=tab_1  

  • Sustainable Development Goal #5: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/  

  • Jackson, J. (2020). Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication. Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group    

  • Ting-Toomey, S. and Chung, C. L. (2012). Understanding Intercultural Communication. New York: Oxford University Press  

  • Gender Bias Case Study. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Available at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/resources-for-educators/gender-bias-case-study    

  • Gender equality. European Commission. Available from:  https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/gender-equality_en 

  • Gender equality. United Nations Population Fund. Available from: https://www.unfpa.org/gender-equality 

  • The Sustainable Development Goals Report 22. Available from: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/ 

  • UN Sustainable Development goals. Available from: https://sdgs.un.org/goals  

  • What is gender equality? United Way of the National Capital Area. Available from: https://unitedwaynca.org/blog/what-is-gender-equality/ 

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