autumn 2021
REI-1006 Arctic Tourism Management II - 10 ECTS
Objectives of the course
Knowledge
The candidate has:
- Knowledge of adventure tourism in the local Arctic context and nature guides¿ role and practices within this field.
- Knowledge of the Norwegian history and tradition of "friluftsliv".
- Knowledge of sustainable tour planning in the Arctic nature
- Knowledge of experience production in the Arctic.
- Knowledge of risk management in the Arctic nature.
Skills
The candidate is able to:
- Plan, organize and conduct outdoor adventure tours in the Arctic nature.
- Make assessments on the risk-, safety- and environmental elements of Arctic outdoor activities.
- Make assessments on how experiences in this natural environment can be controlled and designed.
Competence
The candidate is able to:
- Understand and analyse the role and importance of experiences in nature-based tourism.
- Evaluate, analyse and advice businesses and the industry
- Carry out product developments and innovations.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is available for inbound exchange students.
This course has academic prerequisites. Please see the "prerequisite" section for more information
Do you have questions about this course? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412
Assessment
Assignments:
- Practical assignment: tour planning and - implementation.
- Oral presentations
- Written assignments
- 70% attendance.
Required attendance and assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.
Exam:
- Individual written home exam. Duration: 5 days.
- Grading: A-F. E is the lowest passing grade. F is failure. Possibility of resit exam in case of an F.
- About the course
- Campus: Alta |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: REI-1006
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for reiseliv og nordlige studier
- Tidligere år og semester for dette emnet