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Karlstad University
Introduction to psychology, sustainability, and global challenges
The course focuses on how psychological perspectives can provide an understanding of climate, environmental, and resource issues, as well as the types of transformative actions needed to address future threats. It covers scientifically grounded basic facts from a multidisciplinary perspective, such as fundamental bi…
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- 18 January 2027
- Karlstad
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Overview
The course focuses on how psychological perspectives can provide an understanding of climate, environmental, and resource issues, as well as the types of transformative actions needed to address future threats. It covers scientifically grounded basic facts from a multidisciplinary perspective, such as fundamental biological processes and the importance of biodiversity in enabling individuals to have agency and influence societal development toward greater sustainability. Various international goals for managing crises are addressed. Furthermore, the course problematises different possible psychological reactions to environmental and climate issues. The course includes group and individual exercises aimed at promoting personal reflection.
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A Bachelor degree of at least 180 ECTS credits, with 90 ECTS credits in Psychology, including an independent project of at least 15 ECTS credits at the G2E level, and upper secondary level Swedish 3 and English 6 or Swedish level 3 and English level 2, or equivalent.
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- Skolverket Susa-navet
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- 2027-01-18
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- Education offering e.uoh.kau.psam01.55471.20271
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- 2026-09-23T10:37:56.839657+00:00
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- 8e217193-f5fa-4778-b085-a4521fd03e8d
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- i.uoh.kau.psam01.55471.20271
- Offering identity in the source
- e.uoh.kau.psam01.55471.20271
- Education-form source code
- HS
- Education code in the source
- PSAM01
- Change time according to the source
- 2026-09-14T15:56:57
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