autumn 2025
BED-3118 Sustainable Arctic Marketing - 10 ECTS
Admission requirements
Students have to hold a bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in one of the following disciplines: Business, Management, Marketing, Economics, Fisheries, Biotechnology or Biology. Application code is 9371-Enkeltemner på masternivå.The Norwegian grading system is an A-F scale in which A is the highest score and F is fail. An average grade C from a bachelor degree issued in Norway is the minimum requirement for admission to the master's level for students with Norwegian study background. For applicants from outside of Norway, an average grade equivalent to a Norwegian C is required.Course content
This course is a multidisciplinary course, which introduces the mobilities dimensions in the context of dynamically changing Arctic and the global world of today. With the climate change gripping the entire planet, the melting ice in the polar regions are not separable from the global politics, businesses, environment, and the ultimate issue of sustainability. Accordingly, the course seeks pathways for a sustainable life, businesses, and co-existence of multiplicities in the context of changing Arctic and mobilities. Approaching from multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives, the course incorporates scholarly knowledge and understandings of sustainable life, businesses, and co-existence of human and beyond human beings. Building on key social sciences theories, the course invites and challenges the students to comprehend, question, and apply or critique the theories onto practical settings of marketing, management, and innovation within the framework of mobilities, Arctic and sustainability.Objectives of the course
Knowledge
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected
- to gain the scholarly knowledge on mobilities dimensions of changing Arctic and the world for a sustainable future.
- to have been exposed to established and developing theories in the area.
- to comprehend, question and critique the theories in the context of mobilities, changing Arctic for sustainability.
- to be able to apply the knowledge on the relevant business practices, marketing, or management practices.
Skills
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected
- to identify and critically evaluate mobilities dimensions in a changing Arctic.
- to effectively identify and analyze mobilities dimensions in the Arctic for a sustainable future.
- to conduct an adequate level of research, drawing from theory and practice.
Competence
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate is expected
- to work effectively and efficiently in a group setting as well as individually.
- to have developed effective research-based academic writing.
- to have developed a skillful oral presentation method that links theory and practice.
Teaching methods
The course is offered as an ordinary course on the university campus. Students are required to be present on campus, as the course requires the students´ active participation that are compulsory (i.e., group assignments, discussions, and analyses). The teaching consists of lectures, group work, presentations, and discussions.
The schedule for BED-xxxx offers the information on where and when lectures, group work, and presentations will take place.
The teaching plan will be available in Canvas before the start of the semester.
The student is responsible for obtaining the information given during the class-room activities, which is not given on different settings (e.g., online).
Preparations
Students are required to have read the literature as indicated in the lecture plan before attending the lecture. This will make the student better prepared to ask questions and to interact actively in the in-class discussions. In the first and second lectures, the students will be divided into groups for the assignment and presentation.
Consultation
The students will be offered consultation time. More detailed information is made available on Canvas. Students are advised to prepare questions/issues that needs discussing before the meeting.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is open for inbound exchange student who meets the admission requirements. Please see the "Admission requirements" for more information.Do you have questions about this course? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412Schedule
Examination
| Examination: | Weighting: | Duration: | Grade scale: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off campus exam | 6/10 | 2 Weeks | A–E, fail F |
| Assignment | 4/10 | A–E, fail F | |
Coursework requirements:To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements: |
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| Work requirenment 1 | Approved – not approved | ||
| Work requirenment 2 | Approved – not approved | ||
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: BED-3118
- Responsible unit
- Handelshøgskolen ved ÐÒÔË´óתÅÌ
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