Urban Tourism
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
The module comprises a course in urban tourism.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- of theoretical perspectives and concepts relevant to urban tourism, such as urban everyday practices, organization of urban spaces and mobility
- of key issues and current debates in urban tourism
- of sustainable development of urban tourism
- of stakeholders and communities involved in and affected by urban tourism.
Skills
- in selecting, assessing and applying relevant theoretical approaches or frameworks to the study of urban tourism
- in identifying topical challenges related to urban tourism and contextualizing them within relevant cultural, social and political contexts
- in defining, analyzing and critically reflecting on issues and practices related to sustainability in urban tourism
- in discussing how digitalization shapes urban tourism.
Competences
- in designing comprehensive analyses of urban tourism
- in critically applying knowledge and skills from the course to practical challenges related to urban tourism
- in discussing and reflecting on key debates within urban tourism, including sustainability issues
- in evaluating alternative ways of organizing and developing urban tourism in sustainable directions.
Type of instruction
Type of instruction is described in § 17 in the curriculum.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Urban Tourism |
| Type of exam | Written exam
An internal written examination in: Urban Tourism (Urban turisme).
The examination is a 4-day take-home assignment given by the examiner on the basis of the curriculum of the module. The assignment paper must be prepared individually and must not exceed 8 pages. The assignment paper will be evaluated by an internal examiner. |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids
The use of generative AI is allowed, including for re-writing
text. |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Urban turisme |
| Module code | KATOU2214 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Copenhagen, Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of International and Cross‐Cultural Studies |
| Department | Department of Culture and Learning |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
