Adventure Knowledge

Are you an adventurer? Do you love a challenge? Can you imagine the thrill of ascending the blue ice of Svartisen Glacier or canoeing  the crystal waters of one of Nordland's beautiful lakes?  This semester package is designed for students who want to learn about Northern nature by experiencing it first hand. As an interdisplinary programme, Adventure Knowledge also gives students insight into Northern Norwegian cultural heritage - arts, literature and the nature connection. The package provides a perfect interlude in domestic studies for adventurous exchange students.

The program is directed at foreign students who wish to learn about Northern Norway through different activities. The programme is suitable for everyone working with human relations, for example in schools, in the tourism-industry, arts and culture, health services etc. 

The students participate in activities encouraging experience and learning. The learning outcomes through activities in different subjects as geology, outdoor activities, art, literature, culture, and experience-based pedagogy are to be articulated in essays and the students are encouraged to articulate this unique adventure knowledge based on their experience in essay-writing.

The programme consists of 3 modules (10 ECTS each):

• Experience of Art, Architecture and Cultural Heritage
• Experience of Literature and Art
• Experience of Nature

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Language requirement

The students are charged for accommodation costs: approximately 300 NOK per night on compulsory field-trips specified in the course descriptions. There are no additional costs, except semester registration fee and course literature.