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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Open University: Food and Culture, spring 2024

Open university
smart for good
Credits:
2 ECTS credits
Location:
Kuopio
Continuous learning category:
Social welfare and health care
Teaching format:
Contact teaching, Distance teaching
Price:
30 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

Modes of study:

Lectures 4 h (in class, online or recorded), practical exercise 2 h, seminar 8 h, group work 25 h, independent study 15 h. Essay, seminar presentation. There is compulsory attendance in seminars and exercises, exercises and seminars can be attended in class or online.

Lectures:

16.04.2024 08.00 - 10.00 (MS401, Kuopio)

17.04.2024 14.00 - 16.00 (MS401, Kuopio)

Exercise:

25.04.2024 13.00 - 15.00 (MS401, Kuopio)

Seminar:

16.05.2024 12.00 - 15.00 (MS401, Kuopio)

Study materials:

Anderson E.N. Everyone Eats. Understanding Food and Culture. New York, USA: New York University Press, 2014.

Web-based material

Evaluation criteria:

Pass/Fail. Essay and seminar presentation are evaluated.

Prerequisites

Principles of Nutrition or some basic course in nutrition

Teacher: Arja Lyytinen

This price holds for the academic year 2023–2024.

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).

The length of a study right is determined by the length of the study unit so that it covers all teaching and exams. If the study unit has continuous registration, the study right is from 1.8. to 30.7.

Literature acquisition costs and borrowing fees are not included in the tuition fee.

If your employer would pay your tuition fee, please contact our training secretary. Their contact details are below.

If you can’t identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary; their contact information is below.

English-language courses are free for the 2023-2024 academic year for those with the status of temporary protection from Migri.

https://migri.fi/tilapainen-suojelu (in Finnish)

https://migri.fi/en/temporary-protection (in English)

https://migri.fi/uk/timcasovij-zahist (in Ukrainian)

See more on studying at UEF while under temporary protection here:

https://www.uef.fi/en/open-university-for-ukrainians

Day time teaching
English

Register for studies

Registration guide:

I. Click the button below to register. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected; click “In English” at the upper right-hand corner to change the language. If you want to, you can add several study units to your basket before you continue.

II. Proceed in the registration service. You will receive a payment link. After paying, you will receive a confirmation email from Paytrail (payment processor) and a confirmation of your registration from the university.

III. You will receive your starting instructions within seven days of your registration. Please read them carefully. If you do not have a UEF account, you will also get instructions for activating one.

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Registration starts:
2023-11-22 09:00
Registration ends:
2024-04-12 08:00
Registration

More information about education

Profile picture: Maria Mukkala

Mukkala, Maria

Continuous Learning Specialist

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504766782

Karisto-Lautanen, Helena

Student Affairs Secretary

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358403553906