Reindeer – animal, livelihood and culture

Beskrivning

The course has nine modules.

1. Reindeer as an animal
2. Reindeer husbandry, owners and cooperatives
3. Reindeer herding year
4. Work in reindeer herding
5. Reindeer nutrition and breeding
6. Reindeer products and economics in reindeer husbandry
7. Reindeer in changing environment
8. Reindeer husbandry and other livelihoods
9. Reindeer as a source of culture

Learning outcomes:

You become familiar with reindeer as an animal, reindeer husbandry, owners and cooperatives. You learn about the reindeer herding year, nutrition, breeding and economics in reindeer husbandry. You identify reindeer products and reindeer as a source of culture. You understand the relationship of reindeer husbandry and other livelihoods (e.g. tourism, forestry, agriculture) in the north. You identify the reindeer husbandry adaptions in changing environment.

Bedömningskriterier

pass / fail

Arbetsformer och schemaläggning

The study module will be implemented online on Moodle Learning Environment and Zoom. The course consists of lectures (recorded lessons and Zoom contact lessons), independent studies and group work online. The assessment of the course: the groups hand in a portfolio based on the instructions available in Moodle.

Info

Computer, Zoom, Moodle, headset and camera

Anmälningsinformation

Registering: E-mail address of your university of applied sciences.

Degree students at Lapland University of Applied Sciences and Lapland University of Applied Sciences open path students register for this course through the Peppi system.