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Development and growth of a young person (5 cr)

Code: YP00DU07-3004

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

11.01.2021 - 30.04.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work

Teachers

  • Hanne Salovaara-Pitkänen

Teacher in charge

Hanne Salovaara-Pitkänen

Groups

  • YPMI21KP
    Civic Activities and Youth Work, full-time studies

Objective

You are able to use the basic terminology related to young people's growth, development and education.


You recognize the interaction between the individual and the environment, and the contexts of development in an individual's growth and development.


You are able to identify the different life stages of youth and their characteristics.

Content

What are the basic concepts related to an individual's growth?


How is the interaction between an individual and the environment and the contexts of development in connection with the development and growth of a young person?


What is adolescence like as a phycological stage of life?

Evaluation scale

1-5