Balancing studies and well-being is key to enjoying student life and succeeding academically. This course gives you practical strategies and metacognitive skills to help you thrive both in your current studies but also in your future career.
Through experiential and active learning, you will plan, implement, and reflect on actions that improve your well-being and daily habits. Activities are interactive, hands-on, and emphasize peer support and real-life application.
This course is part of Haaga-Helia UAS’ study offering.
Key words
well-being, wellbeing, study life, self-reflection, study readiness, work readiness
Enrollment
This course is open for all degree students.
Enroll for this course on Peppi/Pakki/OMA. You can find the course with code STU004AS0AE.
Course details
Enrollment period: 24th of November 2025 – 11th of January 2026
Schedule: 22nd of January – 19th of March 2026 | Online studies
Contact meetings online on the following Thursdays:
- 29th of January at 14:30-16:30
- 12th of February at 14:30-16:30
- 5th of March at 14:30-16:30
- 12 th of March at 14:30-16:30
Learning platform: Haaga-Helia’s Moodle, log in with Haaga-Helia user ID | If you do not have active Haaga-Helia user ID, you will receive it after the enrollment period.
Course content
- Wellbeing and resilience skills
- Metacognitive skills
- Peer learning
- Self-reflection
- Self-improvement
- Experiential and active learning
After completing this course, you will:
- Recognize factors that promote and challenge your well-being in daily life.
- Have tools to make sustainable choices that strengthen your well-being and resilience.
- Improve your self-reflection skills.
- Develop better peer learning skills and understand how to support the learning of others.
A more detailed course description can be read in Haaga-Helia’s study guide
Teacher
Coordinating teacher: Jenni Virtanen (Haaga-Helia)
Course’s other teachers: Haaga-Helia’s study coaches and study psychologists.