Cultural Wellbeing of Older People (5 ECTS)

Code: SX00GE93-3001

General information

Enrollment: 02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025; Registration for implementation has not started yet.

Timing: 01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 ECTS

Mode of delivery: On-campus

Unit: School of Wellbeing

Campus: Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 40

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology

Groups: SXT25S2
Degree Programme in Elderly Care

Course: SX00GE93

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Objective

The student will be able to
- understand the importance and potential of cultural work with older people in maintaining and strengthening their well-being, functional capacity and inclusion
- comprehend the phenomena and practices related to group activities and their conduct
- master various methods of creative, functional and participatory group work
- plan and implement age-friendly, sustainable and goal-oriented group activities for older people in different settings that support their functional capacity.

Content

- Concepts related to cultural work with older people
- Supervising and operating in a group in different contexts
- Age-friendliness in group activities
- Socio-cultural and creative group work methods
- Health and physical activity
- Digitalisation of group activities

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed