World Heritage Experiences (30 ECTS) - Geiranger World Heritage
What the course qualifies for
Among the knowlegde outcomes are:
- Guiding with nature and culture as fields of activity
- Media and communication work
- Experience in information and mediation
- Knowledge of local culture and types of nature and scenery
- Knowledge of nature- and culture based tourism, geo-tourism and sustainable tourism
- Knowledge of attraction leadership
Experience why the area got the UNESCO World Heritage status. Learn how sustainable tourism can preserve the area for the future. Enjoy the hiking and outdoor life. Discover the unique nature of the Norwegian fjords.
Where do WHE fit in?
You can attend the course as part of your Bachelor Program at the Volda University College, as part of your Bachelor Program at any of our cooperation Erasmus-partners, or as a free-standing course.
World Heritage Experiences (WHE) is also suitable as a specialization in the 5th semester for many relevant bachelor’s degrees such as Bachelor within:
- Media
- Culture
- Teacher Education
- Tourism
- Sports and Outdoor Life
- Environmental Management
- Economy
WHE and teaching
Taking a different approach to learning, WHE is based on a broad understanding of the notions of knowledge, learning and leadership. Perspectives like experiential learning, tacit knowledge, interpretation, positive psychology and storytelling is extensively practiced and discussed. Pedagogs at all levels will benefit from this course
Taking a different approach to learning, WHE is based on a broad understanding of the notions of knowledge, learning and leadership.
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WHE and sports and outdoor-life
WHE gives you nature and culture based outdoor experiences in a unique area of national and international value! Norwegian outdoor life traditions and nature seen and discussed in an international perspective, through a four weeks long hike within the World Heritage area. Among others, the notion of sustainability is widely discussed.
WHE for journalists and Public Relation specialists
Through the course the students will work with various media to reflect and communicate the world heritage values and experience. The topics and sceneries make a sublime starting point. How can you translate and present it for an audience? Within the WHE you are given a unique opportunity to work in depth on your own media project, in a media of your own choice.
Through the course the students will work with various media to reflect and communicate the world heritage values and experience.
During the course you are given access to a lot of experiences, places and people that provide for solid substance to your media production. Highly skilled tutoring is given.
WHE and tourism
Discover the past and the present through experiences. Learn about guiding with nature and culture as fields of activity. Gain knowledge of geo-tourism and sustainable tourism. This is some of the elements during the 4 week trip in the Geiranger area. The study programme will provide increased competence within nature- and culture based tourism. The study is directed towards geo-tourism, sustainable tourism and mediation/promotion from a broad perspective, all the way from planning and accomplishing activities based on self-experience in the world heritage area todocumentation and presentation of the gathered knowledge through various media.
Discover the past and the present through experiences. Learn about guiding with nature and culture as fields of activity. Gain knowledge of geo-tourism and sustainable tourism.
A unique experience
– I chose the WHE course because it included all the subjects I am interested in and was completely different from all the other university courses I have done. The aspect of taking media outdoors sounded exciting and turned out to be both challenging and enriching.
All in all, the course was one of the best courses I have ever had - both academically and as a lifetime experience. Experiencing the simple outdoor life in the middle of the incredible nature combined with inspiring lectures is a way of learning I warmly recommend to everybody looking for broader spectrum of perspectives.
Kirsi Räty, journalism student, Finland