Climate change and its effects on older persons’ health (1 cr)
Code: SG10032-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.02.2025 - 15.06.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.04.2025 - 31.08.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Open UAS
- Campus
- Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 1 - 20
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology
- Teachers
- Elina Turunen
- Anne Ryhänen
- Marika Lappalainen
- Kaija Saramäki
- Teacher in charge
- Elina Turunen
- Scheduling groups
- Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 20.)
- Groups
-
KAKK25KEKarelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2025
- Small groups
- Open UAS students
- Course
- SG10032
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Objective
At the end of this learning, students will be able to:
1. Identify the key drivers of climate change on a global level, and critically analyse the consequences
of this for climate globally and locally.
2. Differentiate between key direct and indirect effects of climate change on human health.
3. Define the likely climate change impacts on the older person in their local region and the
consequences for the health and social care service.
4. Understand the difference between climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience as concepts.
5. Discuss climate adaptation solutions for their own work context.
Content
1. Overview of Climate Change and Its Effects on the World
2. Key Definitions: Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience
3. Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Health
4. Specific Vulnerability of Older People to Climate Change Effects
5. Assessment of Learning
Teaching methods
Itsenäisesti suoritettavat verkko-opinnot
Student workload
Opintojakso on 1 op = 27 h opiskelijan työtä.
Further information
EQFQ 6