Course
Practical Introduction to Customs and Border Management (TOL280)
Facts
Course code TOL280
Credits (ECTS) 10
Semester tuition start Autumn
Language of instruction Norwegian
Number of semesters 8
Exam semester Autumn
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Introduction
NB! The next time this course will be taught and assessed is autumn semester 2025
Customs and border management is a field of study that requires practical training in addition to theoretical knowledge. In order for students to see the connection between theory and practice, an introduction to the customs profession based on practical training will be given through this course. The practical training involves a combination of seminars, supervision, skills training and simulation.
Content
Themes included in the course:
• Forms of sanctioning
• Shipping/customs procedures and declaration control
• Customs forwarding, customs procedures and declaration control
Learning outcome
After completing the course, the student must have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
After completing the course, students should have knowledge of:
- give an account of the Norwegian Customs Authority's customs procedures for the transport of goods and how classification, customs value, origin and quantity are important in determining the correct duty/tax and restriction
- carry out declaration checks to assess the correctness of classification, origin, quantity and determination of customs value against the determination of customs duties, taxes and restrictions • assess and reproduce the possibility of cooperation between declaration control and post-control
- the customs agency's system for declaring goods and determining the customs role as a customs officer in the Customs Agency, and the agency's role, tasks, organization and function as social protector • how customs officers can prevent the illegal import and export of goods
- how to relate practice to current legislation, framework conditions and professional ethical guidelines that regulate work as a customs officer
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- under guidance, participate in and carry out declaration checks to assess the correctness of classification, origin, quantity and determination of customs value against the determination of customs duties, taxes and restrictions
- explain which penal reactions occur in the event of a customs violation and their application
After completing the course, students must have general competence to:
- show willingness and ability to make use of guidance and feedback
- identify own knowledge needs, show self-awareness in relation to own learning needs as well as acquire and acquire new knowledge and skills
- reflect on power, judgment and professionalism
- interact with fellow students and colleagues
- under guidance see and create connections between the more theoretical courses, in particular TOL200, and TOL220
Required prerequisite knowledge
- Customs in an Organizational and Societal Perspective (TOL130)
- Customs and Movement of Goods (TOL200)
Exam
Group assignment and practice
Group assignment
Weight 1/2
Duration 1 Weeks
Marks Passed / Not Passed
Aid All
Exam system Canvas
Praksis
Weight 1/2
Duration 6 Weeks
Marks Passed / Not Passed
Aid All
The overall final assessment will be done by the main supervisors in the Customs Agency and the course responsible at UiS. The students will present a group assignment in plenary, and the assignment must be submitted in writing within one week after the end of the practice. The group assignment must be at least 1500 words.
There are no resit opportunities in the course. Both forms of assessment, practice and group assignment, must be passed within the same semester to pass the course as a whole. If one or both assessment parts are assessed as ‘not passed’, the student must take both assessment parts at the next opportunity, normally the next time TOL280 is conducted.
To pass TOL280, students must have attended at least 80% of the activities. If there is doubt about the approval of the practice, the student must receive written notification within a reasonable time. The notification must state what the student does not master and what requirements must be met to get the course approved. If the student, despite satisfactory study progress along the way, shows actions/behavior that clearly do not provide a basis for passing, the student can still receive the grade ‘not passed’ even if a prior warning has not been given