BED-2319 Sustainable Arctic Tourism - 7.5 stp

The course is reserved for the students with study rights at LIM and økadm program and exchange students.

The course requires the presence on the campus that provides instruction in the subject. The course is not suitable for students who can not attend lessons, group work and the like.

Course content

This course introduces Arctic tourism as an industry sector as well as a research field. Approaching from environmental, political, socio-cultural, and economic perspectives, the students will be presented with theories and practices of tourism sector in general and Arctic tourism in comparative settings.

Aim

The course aims to critically evaluate the tourism-general ideas and practices in relation to the newly emerged Arctic tourism.

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the web site from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). For language requirements we refer to NOKUT's GSU-list.

Knowledge:

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected

• to gain the knowledge on research and practices of Arctic tourism.

• to have been exposed to established and developing theories in Arctic tourism.

• to identify corresponding practices and theories in the Artic tourism´s operational settings.

• to be able to apply the knowledge on designing, developing, and performing a sustainable Arctic tourism.

Skills:

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected

• to identify and critically evaluate Arctic tourism issues.

• to effectively search and analyse Arctic tourism-relevant information both in theoretical and practical aspects.

• to conduct research, drawing from theory and practice.

Competence:

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected

• to work effectively and efficiently in a group as well as independently.

• to have developed research-based academic writing at an appropriate level.

Teaching methods

This course takes on-campus (face-to-face) teaching method. The students will be invited and encouraged to join in critical discussions and evaluations of the theories and practices for sustainable tourism in Arctic destinations. These activities are combined with assessments of this course.