Outdoor Studies - Autumn Package
Are you passionate about the outdoors? Experience Norway through climbing, sea kayaking, river canoeing, hiking trips – and much more.
Programme description
Are you passionate about the outdoors?
Come and experience Norway through clacier trip, river canoeing, hiking trips – and much more.
A total of some 25 days are spent on trips with a guide. An additional 20 days consist of independent trips, hiking and canoeing – and sleeping outside under the open skies in both known and less known areas of Norway.
The programme is especially suitable for you who plan to build your competence in areas of learning, health and rehabilitation in nature, tourism and education.
Teaching methods
Teacher-led theoretical and practical activities, and individual activities from from August to mid-November. Preparation for the exam and exams at the end of November and start of december.
The programme is physically demanding, and therefore the students must be in good physical shape, have satisfactory skiing skills and be able to swim (i.e. able to swim at least 200m continuously).
The admission requirement is Higher Education Entrance Qualification.
This semester package is mainly offered to exchange students from our partner universities.
Exchange students are admitted on the basis of nomination by their home institution. The student must first be nominated by their home institution before they can apply to the semester package. After the nomination is received by Nord University the student will receive information about the admission process.
Please go to Nord’s student exchange site for more information about the admissions process and requirements at Nord University.
For others it is possible to apply for admission to the course as a single-course, but note that the admission is restricted. You will find more information on how to apply for admission to a single-course on the Admissions Office's information pages (only in Norwegian).
The courses in this study program are also included in Outdoor Studies (friluftsliv).
Insurance
Students travelling to Norway are required to have a valid health insurance for the entire duration of their stay in Norway. Read more about insurance for incoming international students.
Knowledge:
The student:
- Have knowledge related to current friluftsliv activities.
- Have knowledge about risk and safety thinking and safety perspectives in outdoor life
- Have insight into friluftsliv as a phenomenon, relevant research, the history and traditions of friluftsliv, and the roles and importance of friluftsliv in Norwegian society.
Skills:
The student:
- Have skills in current friluftsliv activities in different categories of nature.
- Are able to plan, implement and assess friluftsliv activities for relevant target groups,
- Are able to ensure the safety of the actual friluftsliv activities and implement excursions according to the ability principle.
- Are able to function as a member of a group and contribute to the group's development
- Are able to ensure safety for yourself and others in the relevant outdoor activities.
General competency:
The student:
- Have insight into the relationship between good personal proficiency, knowledge and reserves of energy, as well as the importance of this for safe friluftsliv
- Have insight into the ethical dilemmas associated with the use of nature.
- Are able to see knowledge and skills in context, and use the combination of these in practical situations.
Students travelling to Norway are required to have a valid health insurance for the entire duration of their stay in Norway. Read more about insurance for incoming international students.
Costs: Semester fee and copy fee. No tuition fees for students within EU/EEA/EFTA.
Individual hiking and camping gear are required for hiking and overnighting in the mountains
More information for students with citizenship outside te EU/ EEA and Switzerland: https://www.nord.no/en/study-programmes/admission/tuition-fees
