Exercise gerontology and aging (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO53-3009
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
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01.08.2025 - 17.12.2027
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Care for Older Adults
- Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
- Teacher in charge
- Annele Urtamo
- Groups
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GEKV24SMElderly care, part-time studies
- Course
- GE00CO53
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 31 h 45 min.
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Mon 22.09.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Liikuntagerontologia ja ikääntyvien liikunta GE00CO53-3009 |
Pajulahti
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Tue 23.09.2025 time 08:30 - 16:30 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Liikuntagerontologia ja ikääntyvien liikunta GE00CO53-3009 |
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Mon 29.09.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä B: Liikuntagerontologia ja ikääntyvien liikunta GE00CO53-3009 |
Pajulahti
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Tue 30.09.2025 time 08:45 - 16:30 (7 h 45 min) |
Ryhmä B: Liikuntagerontologia ja ikääntyvien liikunta GE00CO53-3009 |
Pajulahti
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Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits