Landscape Geography and Collaborative Knowledge Creation, MOOC, 2026-2027
- Date:
- 15.8.2026 - 30.7.2027
- Credits:
- 2 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Law and society, Environmental and natural sciences
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Online teaching
- Price:
- 40 € (VAT 0%)
In this online course, you will acquire knowledge about collaborative knowledge creation and civic engagement within the realm of landscape governance. The course content will provide insights into landscape governance, sustainable landscapes, civic engagement, and collaborative knowledge creation in the context of both natural and cultural landscapes. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of how cooperation among stakeholders, actors, and citizens operates through real-world examples from various countries.
With the information gained from this course, you may adopt new pro-environmental values and attitudes. This may prompt you to become an active citizen and strive to minimize the negative impact of your behavior in both natural and built environments. Your capacity to employ a landscape approach and manage the multifaceted process of landscape governance will expand. The primary objective of this MOOC is to enhance awareness of landscapes and promote collaborative governance of both cultural and natural landscapes.
Course content:
- Landscape
- European Landscape Convention
- Citizen science and citizen science technologies
- Civic engagement
- Collaborative knowledge creation
- Traditional & local knowledge
- Scenario building
Learning outcomes: After completing the course, the student:
- is familiar with landscape approach
- recognizes the key questions concerning landscape governance, collaborative knowledge creation and civic engagement
- has enhanced their landscape awareness
- is able to manage innovative and participatory technologies supporting landscape planning
- is able to co-create simple scenarios for the use of landscape management
Target group: The course is open to everyone interested in landscape and regional geography.
Modes of study: Compulsory individual survey in the beginning and in the end of the course. Automatically evaluated assignments in the end of the study modules 2-5. The final assignment is evaluated by a teacher.
Teaching methods: Online studies on DigiCampus study platform (54 h).
Teacher: Minna Tanskanen
The course is available online between Aug 15th, 2026 and July 30th, 2027. The completed MOOC course credits are marked four times a year. More information, the description and timelines of the course can be found from the Peppi study guide. In their studies, open university students must adhere to the same schedules and study modes as degree students.
This course is a part of a study module Subject studies in geography (Maantieteen aineopinnot, other courses available mainly in Finnish).
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Study units cost 20 € / ECTS credit. This price holds for the academic year 2026-2027.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).
Right to study will cover the lessons and exams.
Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not included in the study fee.
If you cannot identify yourself via the Suomi.fi service but are able to pay using one of the following methods: Google Pay or Apple Pay, Visa or MasterCard, please register in the online service (choose ‘Skip identification’). Otherwise, contact the student affairs secretary (contact details below). Be prepared to verify your identity with an official ID after registration.
If your employer is paying the course fee and you do not have access to a company credit card, contact the student affairs secretary before registering. You can find the contact details at the bottom of the page.
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