NorskOutdoor Life, Culture & Nature Guiding I
The study programme provides students with:
- Basic skills in simple outdoor activities in various nature types
- Basic skills in simple outdoor activities in various environments
- Basic experience in the teaching of outdoor activities and guiding
- Insight into the history and development of outdoor life
- Insight into the management of Norwegian outdoor life
- The ability to assess one’s own competence and the ability to choose routes according to participants’ ability
- A basis for reflecting on attitudes and experiences related to outdoor life, society, culture, nature and people
The programme includes 50 supervised days in the outdoors and 15 solo outings, in addition to 12 days’ practical work experience. Students are required to complete a Red Cross First Aid course before they set out on the first solo outing.
Keywords: Outdoor life and guiding, society and pedagogy, winter outdoor life, mountains and forests, coast and waterways.
The study programme corresponds to the first year of the Bachelor’s degree programme, Outdoors, Culture and Nature Guiding.
Employment may be found in guiding and other forms of activity in association with outdoor life; culture and nature programmes in schools; voluntary organisations; the public sector; health, rehabilitation, social work; and tourism. The programme may also form part of a Bachelor’s degree.