The Master’s Degree Programme in Northern Tourism offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism and reflects on the growing global influence and relevance of change in the north. It brings together researchers and students from the northern universities, with an interest to develop responsible tourism futures.
Tourism, an industry that is growing in the northern and Arctic regions, is affected by globalization and environmental transformation, but also plays a role in changing the North. For example, tourism can be a component of community development, drawing out creative solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges. On the other hand, tourism can bring unwanted and unintended pressures that have negative outcomes for community structures and the environment.
Our research and education on sustainable northern tourism builds knowledge on the challenges facing the northern and Arctic regions and offers tools for the sustainable development of tourism in the North. Through the involvement of the Thematic Network on Northern Tourism, our programme offers education based on the research activities of the leading tourism scholars from Arctic areas. The joint component consists of a field course and of two online courses.
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The Master’s Degree Programme in Northern Tourism – based on a joint 30 credits component organised by the University of the Arctic (UArctic) Thematic Network on Northern Tourism – offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism. We bring together researchers and students from the northern universities in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Canada. Since 2010, our Thematic Network on Northern Tourism has worked with multidisciplinary research projects on Arctic tourism. Our research activities are closely integrated in the joint 30 credit component. You can familiarize with some of our latest research activities for example here: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1312957&dswid=-3704 and here: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1471328&dswid=3036
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As a student at the University of Lapland you have the possibility to get international experience for example by going for an exchange or doing an internship abroad, participating on a short mobility, becoming a My Global Diary Ambassador or an international tutor! In addition to language and cultural knowledge international experience gives you many acquirements for your future career.
Our goal is that each student gets a degree, which gives you acquirements for internationality and strengths in international labor markets. The goals of international competencies will be discussed with your teacher tutor and will be planned as a part of your personal study plan. Student exchange is always planned carefully in a way, that all credits done abroad can be transferred as a part of your degree. You can do a minor abroad, individual courses that are a part of your degree, an internship or specialization studies, which are not offered in the University of Lapland.
Get to know the international possibilities and find the right choice for you to gain international experience!
https://www.ulapland.fi/EN/Studies/Go-International-at-University-of-Lapland
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Master Thesis and Thesis seminar 50 ECTS
Students write a Master’s thesis in English about a theme in the field of Northern Tourism agreed with the supervisor.
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