Admission requirements

Admission takes place on the basis of Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

A police certificate of good conduct is required.

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Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The student shall:

• Have basic knowledge related to current friluftsliv activities
• Have basic knowledge of safety perspectives for friluftsliv
• Have basic knowledge of friluftsliv pedagogy and coaching in friluftsliv
• Have insight into friluftsliv as a phenomenon, the history and traditions of friluftsliv, and the roles and importance of friluftsliv in Norwegian society
• Have basic knowledge of management and supervision of friluftsliv

Skills

The student shall:

• Have basic skills in current friluftsliv activities in different categories of nature and the different seasons
• Be able to plan, implement and assess friluftsliv activities for relevant target groups,
• Be able to reflect on the educational and societal perspectives in friluftsliv
• Be able to ensure the safety of the actual friluftsliv activities and implement excursions according to the ability principle
• Be able to function as a member of a group and contribute to the group's development

General competency

The student shall:

• 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 how to use friluftsliv as an educational tool and what opportunities this provides in relation to learning and development
• Have insight into the ethical dilemmas associated with traffic and the use of nature
• Be able to see knowledge and skills in context, and use the combination of these in practical situations

Job prospects

You will gain a practical and theoretical basis for working in kindergarten, primary school, lower and upper secondary school, school camping and folk high school (a post-secondary boarding school without formal courses), in preventive health care and rehabilitation, in friluftsliv organisations, in travel and tourism and in the management of nature and friluftsliv.

Further Education

The program of study can be taken as an independent unit, be included as part of a customized bachelor's degree at Nord University or can become the basis for Master studies in Sport/Physical Education at Nord University.

Combined with subject didactics (PPU = 1-year programme in educational theory and practice), the study qualifies for work in friluftsliv within the Norwegian school system. The programme can also provide a basis for further studies in friluftsliv in other colleges/universities.