Do you want to study smarter and lead yourself better? This course develops your metacognitive skills to sharpen your study habits, guide your goal-setting and boost your wellbeing. Through experiential and active learning, you will build tools for success in both studies and future career.
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 or by its name.
Course details
Enrollment period: June 1, 2026 – October 11, 2026
Schedule: October 19, 2026 – December 11, 2026 | Online studies
Contact meetings online on the following Thursdays:
- October 21 at 14:30-16:30
- November 4 at 14:30-16:30
- November 18 at 14:30-16:30
- December 2 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
- Metacognitive skills
- Goal setting, time management
- Wellbeing
- Self-leadership
- Self-reflection
- Study skills
- Experiential and active learning
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.
After completing this course, you can:
- Evaluate and develop your own study and work habits
- Have tools to make sustainable choices that strengthen your well-being
- Set smart goals and guide your use of time to achieve them
- Explain metacognitive skills and apply them in your study and work life
- Recognize factors that promote and challenge wellbeing and study ability
A more detailed course description can be read in Haaga-Helia’s study guide
Teacher & coaches
Maiju Romo, Anna Pakkanen & Anna Takkunen (Haaga-Helia)