BUP Course Platform
One of the key missions of The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is the creation of courses from different academic disciplines with both theoretical and practical focuses. The BUP courses are created as massive open online courses (MOOCs) that are unique in that they focus on sustainability in a Baltic Sea Region context.
The BUP Course Platform on Studium.
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Available courses
On the BUP Course Platform we continuously publish new courses that are created by colleagues at our participating universities. Here are the courses currently available:
- Conditions and Challenges of Sustainability
- Economic Sustainability- an introduction
- Sustainable Food Systems in the Baltic Sea Region
- Sustainable Tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
- The Baltic Sea Environment; Challenges and Solutions
- Rethinking the Baltic Sea Region
- Introduction to Virtual Exchange
- Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region
- Energy Transition in the Baltic Sea Region
New contributions to the Course Platform
The BUP is happy to welcome new contributions to all of our current courses that are published on the Course Platform. There is great value in providing new material. This could be for example a lecture focused on a specific case in the Baltic Sea Region, an analysis lecture focusing on an issue not yet covered or perhaps a new theoretical angle. If you would like to make a contribution, then please do contact Evan Goss via evan.goss@balticuniv.uu.se, to discuss.
New courses under development
Currently, the BUP is updating course material as a response to new research, relevance in examples, and the digital development. Focus is on developing full course and course modules connected to the BUP themes. All courses are designed and will be offered as massive open online courses (MOOCs). This means that they are accessed independent of time and place, as full distance courses. Students and teachers are able to take the course whenever, as a self-paced learning course. There are multiple courses under development, all will be a part of the BUP Course Platform.
Courses that are under development:
- Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
The BUP working model
In developing these BUP courses, participants work in the BUP working model, which means to work in inter disciplinary and intercultural teams of co-operation. Colleagues from different participating universities, representing different disciplines and academic cultures, contribute with their knowledge and experiences in developing common BUP courses and course material. This way of working offers opportunities to learn from each other and different perspectives as well as different academic cultures.
Target Groups
First and foremost, these courses are open to all who are interested in them. They are completely free with no previous knowledge or pre-requisites necessary. The BUP therefore welcomes all to take these courses- students, teachers, researchers, administrators and all members of the public. Please note that the level of the courses on the BUP Course Platform are designed at the undergraduate level, however, with teaching from renowned experts across the Baltic Sea Region and vivid examples, the courses should be of interest to all.
The BUP educational material bank
As part of our efforts to develop and make educational materials widely available within the Programme, we have launched the BUP educational material bank. The material bank is envisioned to give colleagues at BUP participating universities the opportunity to download and use a wide range of material while creating local courses at their university.
The material can also be used to develop more advanced courses, and to give the student credits by adding material, assignments, seminars etc. These initiatives must then be taken from each BUP participating universities. In this case we will also be able to promote virtual exchange cooperations between BUP participating universities when running credit bearing courses.
Register to use the BUP educational material bank.
Previous course material
Since it's start, the BUP have developed course material, focusing on sustainability and democracy. An overview of the material developed between 1991 and 2017, can be found on our page with BUP course material developed 1991-2017.