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Høst 2017
REI-3003 Heritage Tourism - 10 stp
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Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester
Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April for the autumn semester.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have a Bachelor´s Degree in tourism, social science or humanities which includes at least 80 credits that are considered to be relevant for this study.
All applicants must document a minimum grade of C from the undergraduate degree.
As a minimum applicants need to have a Higher Education Entrance Qualification from their home countries and certified language requirements in English. For students from non-English speaking countries, an English language test is usually also required.
Application code: 9371 (nordic applicants).
Objective of the course
Knowledge: - Knowledge of heritage tourism - Knowledge of central questions related to heritage tourism - Knowledge of different scholarly positions in the research on heritage tourism - Knowledge of how to reflect upon the implications raised by using cultural heritage in tourism - Knowledge of strategies for a sustainable use of heritage in tourism
Skills: - Critical understanding of existing research within the field of heritage tourism - Use theoretical perspectives from the subject to analyse empirical material - Critically evaluate others` research - Accomplish a limted, individual research project under supervision - Relate scholarly insights in written work
Generel competence: - Find literature and research on heritage tourism - Reflect upon important theoretical positions related to heritage and tourism - Make use of theoretical reasoning within the field of heritage tourism - Relate scholarly knowledge to others in writing - Contribute to scholarly debate and innovation on the basis of empirical material
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Assessment
The student must have 70% attendance in order to sit for the exam.
Exam: The final assesment is a paper.
Grades A - E for passed exam, F for failed.
Possibility of re-sit exam in case of F.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.