RLL1003 Nature-based tourism and ecotourism

    • Number of credits
      7,5
    • Teaching semester
      2025 Spring
    • Language of instruction
      English
    • Campus
      Lillehammer
    • Required prerequisite knowledge

      Minimum knowledge in tourism.

Course content

Nature-based tourism also includes ecotourism and sustainable tourism. The subject consists of a theoretical approach to these types of experience tourism, ecotourism and sustainable tourism. It is also a practical introduction to this tourism segment and its trends in Norway and abroad, plus planning and evaluation processes.

Learning Outcome

The aim is for the student to:

  • internalise the meaning of the concepts of nature-based tourism, ecotourism and sustainable tourism and know its features
  • acquire a conceptual understanding of experience tourism, experience economy, sustainable tourism, nature-, culture- and ecotourism industry
  • acquire insights into tour operation, management, development and effect in different environments, including the tourism-environment debate within the industry.
  • be able to evaluate the different nature based tourism products and their planning processes
Teaching and working methods

Lectures, seminars and field trip.

Required coursework

The students hold one seminar (15-45 min dependent on number of students).

Form of assessment

Written final exam (dictionary between the first language of the student and English is allowed).

Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Written examination with invigilation
ECTS - A-F
Individual
4 Hour(s)
  • Dictionary
100%
Faculty
Inland School of Business and Social Sciences
Department
Department of Organisation, Leadership and Management