Pl 471 Cultural Landscapes and Heritage

It is recommended that students have passed at least 1,5 years (90 ECTS) of a Bachelor degree at the time of the application. Study background schould include courses within biology, ecology, environmental sciences or physical geography.

• The historical development of cultural landscapes in Europe, the nordic countries and Norway (including agrarian history, and archaeology).
• The relationship between landscape structures and traditional agriculture in western Norway.
• The elements of cultural landscapes and heritage (Buildings, semi-natural cultural landscapes)
• The cultural landscape and heritage as resources for agriculture and tourism.

Lectures, excursions, field work and term paper. The course will be taught in english if international students participate.

4 day-excursions in the distrct of Sogn og Fjordande.

Student must attend the compulsary excursions and write an excursion-report and a term paper.

Individual written paper in one week notice.

The reading list will be given at the beginning of term.