Friluftsliv Pedagogy
Admission to the programme, or the course.
Admission to the programme of study requires Higher Education Entrance Qualifications.
Applicants who do not have Higher Education Entrance Qualifications and are 25 years of age or older may apply for admission based on their prior learning and work experience. Contact our Admission Office for more information.
Knowledge:
Students
- Have knowledge about outdoor education and relevant outdoor work methods with emphasis on outdoor activity guidance.
- Have knowledge about outdoor activities for different target groups.
- Have knowledge about the didactic relationship model and its use in outdoor activity programmes.
- Have knowledge about motivation, mastery, groups and group processes.
- Have knowledge about laws and regulations related to risky activities.
- Have knowledge about research and development work within the field of outdoor education.
- Can update their knowledge in the field of outdoor education.
- Have knowledge about the history, traditions, distinctive character and place in society of outdoor life.
- Have broad knowledge about key topics, theories, issues, processes, tools and methods within the field of outdoor education.
- Have knowledge about safety, safety thinking, and risk mitigation related to outdoor activity guiding.
Skills:
Students
- Can plan, implement and assess outdoor activities for relevant target groups in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Can use basic knowledge about outdoor activity guiding in practice, and reflect on this in light of relevant theory.
- Can reflect on how and why to use outdoor activities as an educational tool.
- Can use the didactic relationship model in an outdoor activity context in practice.
- Can reflect on the qualities a good guide should have, assess their own knowledge and skills in relation to this, and adjust them under supervision.
- Can find, assess and refer to information and relevant subject matter, and relate it to an issue/research question.
- Can apply tools, techniques and forms of expression that are relevant to the subject area.
- Can apply academic knowledge and relevant results from research and development work to practical and theoretical issues within the field of outdoor education.
General skills:
Students
- Can communicate with others about outdoor activity topics based on academic knowledge.
- Are able to view knowledge and skills in context, and use a combination of these in practical situations.
- Can find, assess and refer to relevant information within the field of outdoor studies.
- Can plan and carry out work tasks and projects within the field of outdoor studies alone and as a participant in groups in accordance with ethical requirements and guidelines.
- Can exchange views with others based on the subject area and participate in discussions about the development of good practice.
- Have knowledge about innovation and innovative processes in the field of outdoor life.
Costs
No costs other than the semester tuition fee and cost of course literature.
Composite assessment: All parts must be approved/passed in order to receive a final course grade.
Required coursework: Observation of practical work, 4 days/8 hours. Represents 0/100 of the grade. Form of assessment: Approved/not approved
Individual oral examination 45 minutes, represents 100/100 of the grade. Form of assessment: Grades A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail.
None.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
FRI1001 Friluftsliv and society
FRI1002 Friluftsliv theory 1
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
NA172L - Outdoor life pedagogics - 10 credits
FRI1008 - Outdoor theory - 10 credits
