Experiences of Nature Adventure
Swimming in the arctic ocean. Mountain hiking. What happens to the body when you train in extreme environments? How does the body react? What happens with the mind? How do we interact with the surrounding nature? Come to Arctic Norway to learn and explore. This course is for you who are interested in the more extreme side of the outdoors!
The course includes an online session before and after the Summer School-week in Bodø.
For students whom have been accepted to the Nord Summer School 2025.
Students who meet one of the following criteria are qualified for Nord Summer School 2025:
If you are enrolled as a student at one of the SEA-EU Alliance universities, which are:
- University of Cadiz
- University of Bretagne Occidentale
- Kiel University
- University of Gdańsk
- University of Split
- University of Malta
- Parthenope University of Naples
- University of Algarve
or
If you are a student with an active study right at a university or university college in Norway.
or
If you are a student with an active study right at a university with whom Nord University has an exchange agreement with.
If you are unsure, please reach out to us: summerschool@nord.no
Knowledge
The candidate
- has got field-based experience of the human physiological and psychological responses to activities and exercise in selected environmental conditions, like cold water.
- has developed an understanding of social, psychological, and physiological challenges when living and exercising in extreme, natural environments like in Northern Norway
- has gained an understanding how to interact with and respect nature in extreme environments.
Skills
The candidate
- will be able to discuss human physiological and psychological responses to acute / chronic exposure to different environments (e.g. cold air and water or constant daylight)
- can discuss social and ethical aspects of exercising in extreme environments.
- has insight and basic practical experience in the environmental effects on performance in extreme conditions and can demonstrate skills that might mitigate such effects.
- can perform that she/he has got an understanding how to interact with others and nature in extreme environments.
General competence
The candidate
- will be able to evaluate and apply the new gained competence to own practical experiences and update theoretical knowledge in the field.
- has awareness about the challenges for both human beings and the surrounding nature in extreme environments.
- can consider ethical issues related to activities in nature.
OD - compulsory participation
MU - presentation
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:
SUM1002 - Experiences in Extreme Environments - 2 credits
