Skip to main content

Active Ageing (5 cr)

Code: YI10008-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025

Timing

18.09.2025 - 20.11.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

15 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Active Ageing, Development and Management

Teachers

  • Tuula Kukkonen
  • Outi Sulopuisto

Teacher in charge

Tuula Kukkonen

Groups

  • SIYS24
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2024

Objective

After completing this learning unit students are able to:
- Analyse the concepts, determinants, challenges and political agenda of Active Ageing/Healthy Ageing in the local, national and global context
- Criticallly analyse, compare and synthesise examples of best practices to implement Active Ageing Approach in own working environment
- Plan, implement and promote health, well-being and participation among older people using an active ageing approach

Content

Indicative Content :
Concepts of active ageing and relationships between welfare, health promotion and rehabilitation
Determinants, challenges and political agenda of Active Ageing approach
Tools and methods of promoting active ageing in own working environment , society and beyond
Multi-professionalism, Multi-disciplinarity in the Active Ageing approach

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

This learning unit is taught in English: On-line tutorials and all tasks are in English, including final submission for assessment.