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Høst 2018
REI-3002 Nature Tourism - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course overlap
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 (180 ECTS), or an equivalent qualification, with a minimum of 80 ECTS within tourism, out-door recreation, event studies, marketing and communication, social sciences, humanities or education.
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 sustainable tourism and ecotourism - Theoretical understanding of the development and management of nature-based tourism - Understanding of the relationship between outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism products - Knowledge of relevant research within the field
Skills: - Evaluate tourism companies' nature-based products from a sustainability point of view - Write a scientific paper based on empirical findings - Develop regional nature-based tourism products - Understand the relationship between tourism, society and nature
Generel Competence: - Develop sustainable nature-based tourism products - Insight into the theoretical frameworks for nature tourism - Gain further knowledge and information - Contribute to new thinking in innovation processes related to nature-based tourism
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place in seminars with lectures, student presentations and group work. The students discuss the literature, give oral presentations, and partake in discussions. Alternatively, teaching can take place in the form of online lectures or field work
Course is given in an intensive mode (blocks)
Assessment
The student must submit a written assignment and have 70% attendance before he/she may sit for the exam.
Exam: Paper.
Grades A - E for passed exam, F for failed.
Possibility of re-sit exam in case of F.