Where does the programme belong?

The programme is taught by the Continuing Education Insitute (Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands.)

Tourist guide studies: Destination Iceland, Undergraduate Micro-credential

Language skills

required, minimum level of B2

Programme length

One year - 30 ECTS

Study mode

Face-to-face learning Distance learning

Application status

International students:

Students with Icelandic or Nordic citizenship:

Are you interested in being a tour guide?
Do you want a qualification that could help you get a degree in tourism studies?
Do you want flexible study options?
Do you want to enhance your tour guiding skills?

Tourist guide training - Destination Iceland is designed to provide students with a thorough and professional education in tour guiding in Iceland. The programme is suitable for anyone who wants to prepare to work as a tour guide in Iceland. The programme is 30 ECTS, which can be transferred to the BS programme in tourism studies at UI. 

It is entirely taught at the UI Continuing Education Institute and you can only apply on the Continuing Education Institute website. 

Cost 

Students on the tourist guide training programme do not pay the registration fee at the University of Iceland. They do pay tuition fees at the UI Continuing Education Institute. The tuition fees cover the entire cost of the programme.

See the Continuing Education Insitute website for information on trade union grants.

An Icelandic matriculation examination or an equivalent qualification.

Applicants with qualifications from a school abroad who plan to enrol in an undergraduate programme taught in Icelandic at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences must also pass a special entrance exam in Icelandic.

The programme comprises 30 ECTS credits and is organised as a one-year, full-time programme of study. Students must complete all compulsory courses listed below, including a mandatory domestic study tour.

Course Overview

Autumn Semester