REI-1001 | UiT

Type of course

Mandatory for bachelor program and one year study in Arctic Adventure Tourism. Open for other students (not exchange students).

Course overlap

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

AAT-1001 Introduction to Adventure Tourism 10 stp
EXF-0750 Examen Facultatum - Entrepreneurship and Tourism Studies 10 stp

Course content

The course gives an introduction to the tourism field, its history and todays status quo, emphasizing an understanding of tourism as a multi-faceted phenomenon in a broad context, from the regional Arctic to a global context. The course focuses on impacts of tourism related to society, development, economy, management, nature, culture, events and sustainability. The course also offers an introduction to social science, scientific thinking and contemporary debates in theory of science, and provides a good foundation for further studies in humanitarian and social studies.

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The candidate:

- Has basic knowledge of different theoretical perspectives on tourism.

- Has knowledge of tourism as a business, including impacts on tourists, local and global society, service facilities and other tourism related services and offers.

- Has basic knowledge of the history and theories of social science, as well as models of humans and society.

Skills

The candidate is able to:

- Reflect on tourism as a field of study, and make use of basic literature on the subject.

- Apply relevant tourism theory to the tourism business field.

- Apply and comprehend methodological and theoretical competence within own studies.

Competence

The candidate:

- Understands central academic and professional ethical challenges in the tourism industry.

- Is able to convey basic academic material and sources used in today's tourism industry.

- Can reflect on new innovative tourism products, and tourism industry's role in the world, related to responsible and sustainable tourism contexts.

- Master critical thinking.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

- Lectures

- Group work

- Oral presentations

- Excursion

Assessment

- 1 written individual assignment

- 1 written group assignment, including oral presentation

- 70% attendance

Required attendance, including participation in the excursion, and assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.

- Individual, written school exam. Duration: 6 hours.

Grades: A - E for passed exam, F for failed. Possibility of resit exam in case of F.

Error rendering component

autumn 2018 REI-1001 Introduction to Arctic Adventure Tourism - 20 ECTS