The University of Helsinki Sustainability course (SUST-001) is a multidisciplinary course for all students of the University of Helsinki interested to obtain sustainability expertise and solve challenges related to sustainability. The course has been co-developed with over 160 members of the university community.
The course will introduce you to the complexity and multidisciplinarity of sustainability issues, along with their ethical and philosophical dimensions. The course will guide you to consider your role as a future professional and a member of society in solving sustainability issues, and provides you with tools for your own work. In addition, the course explores different perspectives of sustainability, like Global environmental commons, Human well-being and capabilities, Sustainable and just economies, Sustainable food systems and healthy nutrition, Climate change and just energy transitions, and Urban and peri-urban development.