Theoretical basis of cultural well-being (5 cr)

Objective

You are familiar with the main theories of well-being.
You are familiar with the most common trends of cultural welfare research.
You are familiar with broad knowledge of the effects of culture on well-being.

Content

What are the concepts and the common research orientations in well-being studies?
How senses, experiences and skills produce well-being?
How culture and art influense to the well-being?

Evaluation

Students are able
a. to acquire, process, produce and critically evaluate the cross-sectoral information about well being
b. to solve exacting problems in research, development and / or in innovation
c. to evaluate the view and the cosequences of the welfare among cultural well-being
d. to develop independently own skills of thinking
e. to evaluate strategic approaches and to justify their use from the management and development perspective
f. to work independently as an expert or as an entrepreneur in social services
g.to communicate and interact in demanding international contexts of the cultural well-being expertise

Course material

In the Learn environment.

Study forms and methods

Workweek execution:
Key concepts and theories of welfare
Key concepts and theories of culture.
Theoretical and conceptual background of cultural welfare.

Timing of exams and assignments

In the Learn environment.

Student workload

Exam 1,5 cr
Essey 1,5 cr
Sense task 1 cr
Group tasks in near teaching 1 cr

Course part description

Johdatus aiheeseen
Keskeiset hyvinvointiteoriat
Yleisimmät tutkimussuuntaukset
Kulttuurin vaikutukset hyvinvointiin

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Arviointi perustuu opiskelijan aktiivisuuteen ja tehtävien ja tentin arvointiin.