What is happiness? Explore the concept of happiness and consider the things that influence your own happiness and quality of life.

- Duration4 weeks
- Weekly study3 hours
- 100% onlineTry this course for free
The Path to Happiness and Good Quality of Life
Discover happiness concepts that will improve your quality of life
Do you feel happy? What do you think about the quality of your life?
On this course, you’ll explore your answers to those questions as you learn about the concepts of quality of life and happiness – and the differences between the two.
You’ll consider how happiness can be affected by age and place, and explore the quality of life of young people, adults, and older adults.
You’ll also reflect on how today’s societies and where we live and work impact our everyday happiness, and learn the importance of knowing and using these concepts to improve your personal and professional life.
What topics will you cover?
- Concept of happiness
- Concept of quality of life
- Characteristics of today’s societies
- Social relations
- Quality of life of places where people live and work
- Children’s quality of life
- Young people`s quality of life
- Quality of life of adults
- Quality of life of older adults
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
Available now
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify the differences between happiness and quality of life
- Classify the places that improved your quality of life
- Compare the characteristics of quality of life and happiness of different population groups
- Interpret quality of life and happiness in different social contexts
- Summarise the benefits of having a better quality of life
- Apply happiness and quality of life concepts to your daily activities
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in the concepts of happiness and quality of life.
Who will you learn with?
Doctor Political Science-Social worker. Professor of Quality of Life and Methodology. Director Master in Social Sciences, Universidad de Palermo. Editor International Handbooks of Quality of Life.
Learner reviews
Join this course
Start this course for free, upgrade for extra benefits, or buy Unlimited to access this course and hundreds of other short courses for a year.
Free
$0
Join free and you will get:
Upgrade
$59
Upgrade this course and you will get:
Unlimited
(New!)
$279.99
for one year
Buy Unlimited and you will get:
Do you know someone who’d love this course? Tell them about it...
You can use the hashtag #Happiness to talk about this course on social media.