Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness

Introductary course for all first year BSc students.

A historical first in the world, all incoming BSc students start their education with an intensive course comprising lectures, reflections, discussions and exercises revolving around wellbeing, welfare and happiness, which are fundamental to economics, politics, business and life. An off-site boarding-format course aimed at fostering personal sustainability throughout the continued studies and beyond, increasing understanding and enabling welfare agency for others and society as a whole in future professional roles and as fellow human beings, and taking a universal perspective on happiness. 

TACK: An introduction to Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness

Introductary series for first year MSc program students.

Tailored to the MSc programs, incoming students start their education with an introduction to wellbeing, welfare and happiness, focusing on the TACK framework: Togetherness, Agency, Coherence and Kinetics.Comprising lectures and exercises aimed at reflecting on and becoming mindful of the fundamental mechanisms that impact wellbeing and welfare on an individual, communal and societal level. 

Introduction to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Introductary series for all BSc, MSc and Exchange students.

Plenary sessions for all incoming students in each cohort, which reflect on societal, communal and educational culture, focusing on the impact we all have on each other, facilitation of learning within and beyond the studies, and welfare in the short and long run. With the credo BIG, we explore our individual and shared opportunities and responsbilities. 

Principles of Happiness

Mandatory course for all second year students at the BSc Retail Management program.

A historical first in the world, second year BSc students take a mandatory stand-alone course on happiness. Comprising lectures, seminars, individual and group assignments. How can happiness inform our understanding of and foster self-sustainability personally and professionally? How can happiness inform and progress our understanding and practice of business, economics and policy? 

Happiness and wellbeing: Making a better life

Elective course for third year students at the BSc program in Business and Economics.

SSE:s most popular course to date. Takes a personal perspective on life's biggest (and smallest) questions. What is happiness and wellbeing, really? How can we make life better for ourselves and others, immediately and in the long run. Comprises lectures, seminars, interventions, and the unique mini-challenge series.

Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness Bachelor Thesis Series

CWWH supervises a unique Bachelor Thesis Series specifically dedicated to topics relating to wellbeing, welfare and happiness spanning over all subject areas, including accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. 

Tutorial Program Modules

CWWH hosts modules in the Antonia Ax:son Johnson Tutorial program at the Retail Management program.

Self Sustainability module
Seminar and one-on-one meetings between students and faculty. The aim is to get students to think in terms of self-sustainability. Self-sustainability is a method to help deal with the pressures, stress, and inevitable setbacks that will be encountered throughout studies, careers and life.

Creativity module
Seminar and group meetings between students and faculty. The aim is to engage students in experiential learning, in which they can practice and see the effects of creativity on the wellbeing and productivity of themselves and others.

The SSE Student Wellbeing and Happiness Panel

Includes all incoming BSc students

The SSE Good Life Alumni Panel

Includes alumni from all educational programs dating back to the 1960s