Compulsory unit of the international study programme Fjord Heritage
It is recommended that students have passed at least 1,5 years (90 ECTS credits) of a Bachelor degree study at the time of application. Study background should include courses within ecology, environmental sciences, physical geography or management. Graduate students should contact the course coordinator prior to application.
In this module the students will get practical work experience in the field of nature conservation or cultural heritage according to their own interests. The students will chose a placement at an institution working either with cultural landscapes and heritage or with nature conservation. The optional placement areas include National parks, visitor centres, outdoor museums and protected natural or cultural landscapes. The students will be working with the staff of the relevant institutions for a period of one month ( 24 april to 24 mai). During this period they will collect data for a case study or do a project work. The theme for the case study/project will be a result of discussion between the institution of the placement, the student and the teacher at Sogn og FjordaneUniversityCollege. The students will complete the written paper/report in Sogndal before 15 June.
Written paper/ case study