Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Social science theory, modernity concept, phenomenological and constructivist perspectives on outdoor life
• Key social science concepts
• Outdoor life, constancy and change, tradition and modernity
• Outdoor life and gender
• Key outdoor life policy issues and important actors
• Goals, strategies, measures and instruments in relation to outdoor life organizations and the authorities
• Outdoor life research
• Historical perspectives on outdoor life
• Outdoor life and the media
  

Skills

The candidate can explain:

• Central social science perspectives on outdoor life
• Key social science concepts
• Outdoor life, tradition and modernity
• Current perspectives on outdoor life policies, outdoor life history, outdoor life in the media, as well as outdoor life from a gender perspective
  

General competence

The candidate has:

• An understanding of how the historical and cultural variations of outdoor life are developed through interaction with society

• Gained insight into cultural and social science concepts, and understands how these may shed light on the practice and experiencing of outdoor life in relation to the individual and various social groupings
  

Course Description

• Social science theory and key concepts
• Modernity concept
• Phenomenological and constructivist perspectives of outdoor life
• Tradition and modernity
• Gender perspectives
• Outdoor life policies
• Outdoor life organisations and the authorities, goals, strategies, measures and instruments
• Outdoor life research
• Historical perspectives of outdoor life
• Outdoor life and the media
  

Teaching and Learning Methods

• 16 lectures
• 2 days of seminars

Assessment Methods

• 3-day written home examination, graded marks.

The assessment methods are designed to assess the candidate's skills in pedagogical and didactic reflection; please refer to the learning outcomes above.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean