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Foundations of Cultural Well-Being

Field of studies

  • Health and Social Services
  • Social services

Type of education

  • Open University

Academic level

  • Bachelor Level Studies - EQF 6

Teaching language

  • English

Campus

  • Online

Teaching format

  • Online Learning

Objective

This course is a part of the module Promoting Cultural Well-Being.

After completing this course, the student is able to
- identify the knowledge base of culture, art and nature oriented activity
- understand the importance of cultural well-being to various target groups in various activity environments

Schedule

Period 3: January - March 2025

Teaching methods

Online studying: Moodle and Zoom

Learning material

Fancourt, D. & Finn, S. (2019). What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review. WHO.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/what-is-the-evidence-on-the-role-of-the-arts-in-improving-health-and-well-being-a-scoping-review-2019

(Assolani, F., Cacovean, C., Passaretti, A., Portaluri, T., Sacco, P. K., Uboldi, S. & Zbranca, R. (2020). Assessing art consumption & its connection to well-being during the covid-19 pandemic. https://art-wellbeing.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CCC_ArtWell-being-research.pdf)

Additional info

Registration for Open AMK studies is 2-13 December 2024.
Please register during the open AMK registration hours on the HAMK website at https://www.hamk.fi/avoin-amk. Only 30 students will be admitted to this course through the open admission process. In this link you can find e.g. information related to payments: https://www.hamk.fi/avoin-amk.


BYOD: laptop

Please remember to give feedback on the module implementation via HAMK’s feedback system. More information: https://www.hamk.fi/planning-studies/student-feedback/?lang=en

Evaluation criteria

1-5

Terms and conditions,
Open UAS

By registering for the training, you accept the cancellation policy.

  • Cancellations must always be notified by email to [email protected] (Please note that during the summer and Christmas holidays, processing may be delayed).
  • Cancellations can be made free of charge at least 14 days before the start of the course.
  • No refund will be made if you are less than 14 days away from the start of your studies, fail to arrive for your studies or interrupt the studies you have started.
  • If you are selected as a degree student before you start your open university studies, you may be entitled to a full or partial refund of the tuition fee. In this case, please make your withdrawal as soon as possible by e-mail to [email protected].
  • HAMK may cancel your studies, for example, due to low enrolment. Other changes (e.g. changes in timetable, teachers or places) are also possible.

Contact

Ask about registration and practical arrangements: [email protected]

For more information on the content of the studies, please contact the course teacher. Staff email addresses are firstname.lastname(at)hamk.fi