Wellbeing Food for Tourism
This online course provides an exploration into the concept of wellbeing food, which encompasses nourishing, healthy, fair, inclusive, beautiful, and environmentally-smart food choices. The course places a particular emphasis on plant-based foods, recognizing their pivotal role in fostering wellbeing. Structured to facilitate the cultivation of wellbeing food practices, the program is tailored for both professional and personal spheres.
It serves as a foundational guide, empowering participants to make informed and conscious decisions concerning the food choices within their businesses or personal diets. With its modular design, the course unfolds over seven modules, providing a flexible learning experience that allows participants to progress at their own pace. Embark on this transformative journey towards a holistic understanding of wellbeing through mindful and sustainable food choices.
Target group:
This course was developed for entrepreneurs in tourism that want to learn more about wellbeing food and plant-based foods, how to start to make offers or improve the quality of their existing offers. However, it is also relevant for individuals that want to learn about wellbeing food and plant-based foods in general, and how to make positive changes in their own food consumption.
Get started with the course:
The course is open to everyone, however you need to register for the course to participate.
Mooc-courses
The course Wellbeing Food for Tourism is a MOOC, Massive Open Online Course. This means that it is open to everyone and you can follow it without registering as a student with us. The advantage is that you can carry out your studies on your own and at your own pace. Read more about MOOC courses.
Content and goals
Upon completing this course, you will attain a foundational understanding of wellbeing and discern the distinguishing features of wellbeing food. Your knowledge will extend to the impact of current food production on ecosystems, highlighting the imperative to elevate the proportion of plant-based foods for a sustainable future in food production and ecosystem integrity.
Furthermore, you will delve into the nuances of plant-based nutrition, gaining insights into considerations when providing vegetarian or vegan options in a business setting. The course will enlighten you on the significance of prioritizing seasonal and local foods.
You will also grasp the essence of fair consumption practices in relation to producers. In addition, the course addresses the importance of creating offers that are inclusive for all clients. It will guide you on adding that extra touch to your meals, turning them into delightful and memorable experiences for returning clients and on fostering heartfelt connections with family and friends.
Course structure
The course is divided into the following modules:
- Module 1: Wellbeing tourism
- Module 2: Introduction to Wellbeing food
- Module 3: Food and the environment
- Module 4: Plant-based foods
- Module 5: Local, seasonal & fair food
- Module 6: Inclusive food
- Module 7: Adding love to food
Each module consists of material in the form of text, illustrations and films, study assignments of different kinds with the opportunity to work with and reflect on the material as well as several quizzes where you can test what you have learned.
Examination and evaluation
The course Wellbeing Food for Tourism is not part of Linnaeus University's regular course offer and is therefore not examined, nor does it result in university credits. You do, however, have the opportunity to document your progress through your account and assignments. For some assignments you will see the answers from other students when you have submitted your contribution, this way you can be supported in having an idea of your level and how your knowledge and view compare to that of other students.
Course evaluation
The course is evaluated in the last module.
Scope and pace of study
It takes about 20 hours in total to complete the course. In order for you to be able to plan your time more easily, there are time indications for each stage which gives an indication of how long each module and submodule are estimated to take. How long it takes for you depends mainly on how much time you invest in the different assignments.
Most assignments can be carried out with different degrees of depth and scope. The intention of the course is not to provide a complete overview and knowledge of wellbeing food and plant-based food, it is but is more of an introductory nature to give awareness on wellbeing food, as well as to support and navigate your journey introducing a larger share of plant-based foods in your business offers or in your own household, if that is what you want to do.
The course is in general without teacher support, however, the instructors do check-in on assignments and discussions now and then and may leave a comment on your contributions. The objective for this course is that you can follow the course completely independently and at your own pace.
Common questions
Are there any live lectures or correction of exercises by teachers?
This course is prepared for you to study in your own pace and exercises are not assessed by the instructors. You need however to do the exercises to advance to the subsequent modules in the course.
Is this course only for entrepreneurs?
Although the course was designed for entrepreneurs in the tourism sector that want to learn more about plant-based foods, how to start to make offers or improve the quality of their existing offers, the content is relevant for anyone who wants to learn about this topic in general or that wants to introduce changes in their own food consumption and diet.
Is this course only interesting if I am or want to become a vegetarian or vegan?
This course is for everyone that wants to increase the share or quality of their plant-based food offerings. It further includes a lot of information about food in general such as the importance of seasonal food, local food, fair food, and inclusive food, which all are also relevant for, and can be applied to, animal food products as well.
Is the course Wellbeing Food for Tourism available in Swedish?
This course is only offered in English.
How long is my account active?
Your account is deleted after one year of inactivity. If you make sure you have some activity each year your account will remain active.
This course is a co-creation between the Linnaeus University and the County Administrative Board in Kalmar, supported by the Tourism Association Vogelparkregion Recknitztal in Germany. It was created within the framework of the EU-project SB WELL. To learn more about this project visit wellbeingtourism.com.