Developing Activity Models for Cultural Well-Being

Objective

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

After completing this course, the student can
- classify the importance of sociocultural animation in various communities.
- plan and implement a culture, art and nature-oriented activity project in a workplace setting.

Schedule

The scope of the course is 5 credits, which equals approximately 135 hours of student work. You can schedule the project with your work-life partner and according to your own timetable from January 12 to March 13, 2026

Teaching methods

You will carry out a socio-cultural work-life project in the course, for which you will receive teacher guidance, materials, and support through a Moodle workspace. You will design and implement the project using art, culture, and nature-based methods with recreation, rehabilitation, and/or educational objectives. You can plan the schedule and whether your project will be live in the workplace or remotely implemented in the workplace together with the teacher and work-life partner. You can receive assistance in finding a work-life partner if needed.

The course is part of the module "Promoting Cultural Well-being" (15 credits). It includes the following courses, which can also be studied as individual courses:

Foundations of Cultural Well-being (independently online) 5 credits
Processes of Cultural Well-being (workshop on campus) 5 credits
Developing Activity Models for Cultural Well-being (work-life project) 5 credits

At HAMK, we follow the BYOD principle, meaning you will use your own computer and technological devices for your studies. You must have the right to install applications used in your studies on your computer if necessary. You can read more about using your own computer on HAMK's website: https://www.hamk.fi/en/student-pages/it-services-for-students/it-rules-and-guidelines/

Learning material

Learning materials and literature are described in the course's Moodle

Class schedule

The scope of the course is 5 credits, which equals approximately 135 hours of student work. You can schedule the project with your work-life partner and according to your own timetable from January 12 to March 13, 2026

Cooperation with the business sector

You will design and implement the project in work-life places. You will get help to find the place(s).

Additional info

Degree students at HAMK register for their studies in Pakki.

We recommend this course package for those who wish to pursue studies in social work in the future. These studies can be credited towards HAMK's Bachelor of Social Services degree.

Please note, that enrolling for open studies requires a Finnish personal identity number.

Registrations are binding, so please note the cancellation terms for open university studies: you can cancel your registration at least 14 days before the start of the studies. Make the cancellation by email to opiskelijapalvelut@hamk.fi. The study fee will not be refunded if there are less than 14 days until the start of the studies, you fail to attend the studies, or you discontinue the studies you have started.

You can register for the course package during the open university registration periods on HAMK's website.

The study fee for open university studies is 15 euros per credit, and you must pay the fee in full at the time of registration. Note! We reserve the right to change prices before the start of the application/registration period.

You can find more information about open university studies, registration, and fees at https://www.hamk.fi/avoin-amk.

You can provide course feedback at the end of the course package at https://pakki.hamk.fi/spark. Spark course feedback can be given no earlier than seven (7) days before the end date indicated in the implementation plan and continues for 14 days after the end of the implementation.

Evaluation criteria

1-5