Study Guide

Objective

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.

Content

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

Location and time

Autumn 2025

Materials

In Moodle

Teaching methods

100% Online course. This is similar to the other reindeer course, but this has no contact lessons.

Exam schedules

No exam, but written tasks in Moodle.

International connections

Aimed for international students

Completion alternatives

Choose either this or the other reindeer course (Nature and economic life in Lapland: case reindeer husbanrdy).

Content scheduling

completed independently by a specified deadline (see course timing).

Further information

There is parallel course "Nature and Economic Life in Lapland, Reindeer Husbandry Case" that includes excursion and live lectures. The courses do overlap: select only one of the two alternatives. This one is 100 % on-line course and the other has hands-on experience.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/Fail
The assessment of the course: the groups hand in a portfolio based on the instructions available in Moodle.

Assessment methods and criteria

For passing the course you need to hand in 80 % of the written tasks (all on a satisfactory level)
Tasks are given in Moodle.