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NAS 100 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 Credits
This course gives students an overview of the historic and contemporary experiences of Native American peoples in North America. Topics will include: Native identity, labor, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, arts, representation, law and ethics, social justice, and language preservation.
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NAS 121 - Introduction to Ojibwe Language I 3 Credits
Students develop an appreciation for the Ojibwe culture through the study of its language and basic expressions.
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NAS 122 - Introduction to Ojibwe Language II 3 Credits
This course is a second-semester continuation of NAS 121 Introduction to Ojibwe Language I. Students further develop their appreciation for Ojibwe culture through continued study of its language and basic expressions.
Prerequisites: NAS 121
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NAS 160 - Lake Superior Ojibwe 3 Credits
Part of the Superior Connections Program, this course focuses on the various Ojibwe people who have resided in the Western Great Lakes region. Students study these cultures from pre-contact time to the present and develop an understanding of and appreciation for the history, culture, and traditional teachings of the indigenous people of the Lake Superior Watershed.
Corequisites: BIO 128 , ENG 126 , GSC 112 , and IDS 120
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NAS 210 - Native American Cultures in Wisconsin 3 Credits
Students study Native cultures who have resided in Wisconsin from pre-history to the present. The course focuses on historical and cultural aspects of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian language families, their relations to one another, to the European colonists, and later to the Americans. Students gain insight and understanding of cultures that are much different than that of the White American.
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NAS 211 - Native American History and Experience 3 Credits
This course explores the diverse histories of Native communities from pre-contact to the present with a focus on communities from this region. Topics include traditional societies prior to European contact, the complex interactions after contact, the growing impact of colonialism on Native peoples, survival and resistance, treaties and Indian removal, Federal Indian policies, Native people in 20th century wars, Red Power activism, Indian self-determination, and the relationship between historical and contemporary issues in Native communities.
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NAS 212 - Wisconsin Indian Cultures, History, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credits
This course focuses on the cultures and histories of Wisconsin Native peoples and communities from pre-contact to the present. Topics include their relations to one another, their complex interactions and responses to European contact, the impact of European and American colonialism, and Native survival and resistance. Students gain insight and understanding of Native peoples of Wisconsin and the relationship between historical and contemporary issues in their communities.
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NAS 216 - Indigenous Representations 3 Credits
Students are introduced to the historic and contemporary portrayals of Native and Indigenous peoples and cultures through a variety of popular media. This course emphasizes the critical examination of stereotypes and the ways in which Native and Indigenous peoples have reclaimed their cultural identities through various self-representation strategies aimed at resisting persistent negative depictions and empowering their communities.
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NAS 227 - Native Foodways 3 Credits
Students in this course explore issues in Indigenous foodways, from harvest to table, in a variety of social and cultural contexts. The course surveys how food is creatively used to shape community and identity, to transmit social values, and to mark special and ordinary time. Topics include treaty and harvesting rights, food sovereignty, gender and food production, indigenous land-use traditions and ecological worldview.
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NAS 231 - Native American Arts and Cultures 3 Credits
Working mostly with locally harvested natural materials, students will explore the world of weaving and handwork as it related to early peoples of North America. While emphasis will be placed on working with Black Ash splint to weave a variety of styles of baskets, other projects such as porcupine quill work, birch work, and beadwork are possible, and will depend upon the students. Through handwork, students will have a better understanding of thought processes, Indigenous lifeways, and traditional teachings.
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NAS 236 - Indigenous Film and Media 3 Credits
Students develop their knowledge of Indigenous film and new media by discussing and interpreting a variety of films, documentaries, graphic narratives, and new media. Drawing on foundational concepts in film and media studies, and surveying the history of global Indigenous cinema and media, students study how power, orientalism, and issues of self-representation have developed and changed in cinema and new media.
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NAS 241 - Indigenous Museum Studies 3 Credits
In this service-learning course, students work with Northland’s Indigenous Cultures Center and Native American Museum to create a project based on student conducted ethnographic fieldwork in a regional Native American community. Students learn about contemporary museology, about decolonizing representations of Indigenous people in museums, and about how to curate fieldwork into a final digital or physical exhibition for a public audience.
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NAS 260 - Indigenous Environmental Justice 3 Credits
Students study how environmental resource use affects Indigenous communities in order to better understand the concept of environmental justice and strategies for enacting it. Connecting contemporary environmental issues to legacies of colonialism and considering diverse cultural perceptions of land, students will be better equipped to advocate for equitable uses of the environment that promote the wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
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NAS 265 - Indigenous Perceptions of Water 3 Credits
Students study Indigenous teachings about water and how this knowledge pertains to efforts to protect and sustain watersheds. Comparing local knowledge and advocacy—for example, Anishinaabe Water Keepers—with Indigenous perspectives on water elsewhere in the world, students enrich their understanding of how culture informs water policies and management. Visits with guest speakers and trips to local waterways will complement course topics and readings.
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NAS 283 - American Indian Literature 3 Credits
Students survey literature by Native American and non-Native American writers. Coursework acquaints students with both written and oral traditions of American Indian people through reading, writing, lecture, and discussion.
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NAS 306 - Global Indigenous Politics 3 Credits
This course explores common themes of Indigenous political activity such as sovereignty, social movements, and sustainable development. Students examine both the global indigenous social movement as a political force of alliance, and some locally-situated movements in different parts of the world.
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Prerequisites: Any NAS course or junior standing
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NAS 315 - American Indian Environmental Perspectives 3 Credits
Students consult a range of texts and scholarship by Native American authors to consider what constitutes an environmental perspective and how such perspectives inform social movements, policy, and research. Class discussion and assignments lead students to examine historical and contemporary perspectives and their bearing on major concepts and topics within environmental studies.
Prerequisites: Any NAS course or junior standing
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NAS 340 - Indigenous Gender Studies 3 Credits
Studying a range of gender and sexuality issues within Indigenous contexts, students analyze how gender and sexuality inform larger historical contexts, especially colonization and decolonization. Students consider how political, cultural, and historical factors influence these aspects of Indigenous identities by exploring both scholarship and creative works. Topics include Indigenous feminisms, kinship, and Two-Spirit identities.
Prerequisites: Any NAS or GWS course or junior standing
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NAS 342 - Gender in Indigenous Borderlands 3 Credits
Students investigate a variety of historical and contemporary perspectives on gender and sexuality in indigenous North American borderlands in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This course looks at the multiple definitions of “borderlands” and “borders”, while examining both the development of present-day North American borders and the changing role of borders in politics from the 19th to 21st centuries.
Prerequisites: Any NAS course or junior standing
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NAS 362 - Native Women’s Activism 3 Credits
Students study key moments of Native women’s activism in North America and learn to understand these moments as part of a broader pattern of responses in resistance to settler colonialism. Students investigate the ways individual Native women asserted their own vision of indigenous feminism through activism, from the 18th century to 21st century movements, including Idle No More and Standing Rock.
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Prerequisites: Any NAS course or junior standing
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NAS 380 - Indigenous Women Writers 3 Credits
Students study a variety of texts by Indigenous women writers (including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama), examining both the literary accomplishments of these writers and how they represent issues pertaining to gender and Indigenous identity. Students familiarize themselves with prominent writers as well as emerging voices, developing interpretations of literary texts using concepts from literary theory and Native American and Indigenous studies.
Prerequisites: Any NAS course or junior standing
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NRS 101 - Fur-Bearer Ecology and Management 1 Credits
This hands-on learning experience with educators from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Trappers’ Association addresses fur-bearer trapping and management in Wisconsin. Students learn about trapping, skinning, and processing pelts as well as how to identify Wisconsin fur bearers, their ecology, and best management practices. Additionally, students engage in dialogue with trappers, biologists, and conservation wardens about the merits and ethics of trapping.
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NRS 102 - Wildland Firefighter Training 1 Credits
This course is a certification training course in wildland fire fighting. Certifications include I-100, S-130, S-190, and L-180. Lectures cover safety, fire weather, fire behavior, and firefighting equipment. An experiential field day focuses on map and compass use, fire line creation, fire shelter deployment, and familiarity with firefighting trucks and dozers. Students who pass the course and the federal pack test (which they must arrange on their own) are eligible to receive a red card.
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NRS 103 - Wolf Ecology & Conservation 1 Credits
Working with educators from Northland College, the Timber Wolf Alliance, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and other wolf biologists, students are introduced to the history, biology, ecology, monitoring methods, management, and reasearch of wolves in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Students also explore common myths of wolves and discuss the future of wolf conservation. Through hands-on exercises, students learn the basics of wolf monitoring, such as howl surveys and radio telemetry. When offered in the fall session, this class meets one time during the semester on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and also requires an additional night for an independent howl survey.
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NRS 108 - Chainsaw Safety and Certification 1 Credits
Students learn to safely operate a chainsaw according to US Forest Service operation rules. Students are eligible to complete a certification field day to earn the first step of S-212 – Wildfire Chainsaws, and work their way toward becoming a Faller Class A. Students are required to attend 2 evening sessions, and 1 full day Saturday session in the field. Typically this class occurs in Mid April. Course content includes: required safety equipment (PPE), safe saw handling and work positioning, minimizing risks, basic operation, advanced bucking and limbing, basic felling theory, advanced felling techniques, saw maintenance.
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Prerequisites: Instructor consent required.
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NRS 215 - Natural Resources Policy 3 Credits
Students explore the role of state, federal, tribal, and international agencies in managing natural resources. Students also analyze the history of significant legislation and policy to determine their current impact on resource management, especially focusing on local and Great Lakes issues.
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Prerequisites: BIO 115 or BIO 128
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NRS 225 - Fisheries and Wildlife Techniques 4 Credits
Students learn field techniques and use them to sample fish and wildlife populations. This is an intensive field experience that will help prepare students to function as field biologists.
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Prerequisites: Natural Resource major and BIO 234
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NRS 261 - Wildlife Handling & Chemical Immobilization 1 Credits
Students will be trained in wildlife handling and chemical immobilization of large carnivores (e.g., wolves or cougars). Students will gain hands-on experience chemically immobilizing wildlife, including: determining proper dosages, administering chemicals, and monitoring, handling, and measuring immobilized wildlife. At the completion of this course, students will receive certification. Class occurs over the course of one weekend (Friday-Sunday) during the May term. Travel and sleeping in rustic conditions or camping are required.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234 and NRS or BIO major.
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NRS 266 - Forest Mensuration 4 Credits
Students are trained on the principles and application of tree-stand inventory and measurements to estimate growth and yield of forestry resources. This course includes a significant field component.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 328 - Coastal Ecology and Management 4 Credits
Coastal ecosystems, both marine and freshwater, are among the most complex physical, chemical, and biological habitats on earth. Accordingly, conservation and management of these ecosystems is extremely challenging given their dynamic nature. The ecology and management of both marine and freshwater coasts are explored in this course with Lake Superior coastal habitats providing the focus of multiple field experiences.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 335 - Forest Ecology and Management 4 Credits
Students study forest stand establishment, composition, structure, and dynamics, with particular focus on the role of silvicultural manipulation and harvest. This field-based course focuses on silvicultural and timber harvesting practices of forest species in the Upper Great Lakes Region.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 345 - Ecological Restoration 4 Credits
This course focuses on understanding both the relevant underlying principles of ecology and the practical nuts-and-bolts of designing and implementing restoration plans. Students study plant communities, design concepts, assessment techniques, and prescribed fire to integrate theory and practice while planning a project for an outside client.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 346 - Applied Ecology 3 Credits
Part of a Round River Conservation Studies semester program, students in this course participate in restoration activities within the site of a new national park in Patagonia. Field work is supplemented by lectures, readings, and discussion, and students learn the principles of restoration ecology, as well as the methods, planning process, evaluation criteria and challenges of applied restoration work.
Prerequisites: Admittance to the Round River Program
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NRS 347 - Sustainable Forest Management 4 Credits
Students study forest stewardship techniques and certification policies aimed at balancing long-term ecological, economic, and social needs. Students take frequent field trips to observe examples of forests being managed for multiple uses.
Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 348 - Wildlife Ecology and Management 4 Credits
This course surveys the theories and management of wildlife populations, including population dynamics, life histories, habitat management, census techniques, and endangered species. Students gain insight and experience through field trips to local areas of interest.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 349 - Fisheries Science and Management 4 Credits
Students learn and use modern statistical methods to estimate vital parameters of exploited fish populations, including abundance, age, growth, mortality, condition, and size structure. Students also explore basic concepts and specific methods for managing fish populations and the people who use them. Concepts are reinforced by examining real issues and collecting and analyzing real data through the scientific literature and field trips with local resource agencies.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 358 - Wetlands 4 Credits
Students study the ecology, biology, conservation, and management of wetlands. A series of field trips to regional wetlands introduce students to the natural history and classification of wetlands.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 363 - Fire Ecology and Management 3 Credits
Students study the ecology, history, and management of fire, with particular focus on the chemistry and physics of fire, fuel loads and weather influences on fire, fire suppression, prescribed fire, and fire policies.
Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 365 - Conservation of Large Carnivores 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the conservation and ecology of large carnivores. Students learn about large carnivore conservation around the world by examining various case-studies of current conservation initiatives and studying the natural histories of the world’s large carnivores. Case-studies focus on particular carnivore species and the scientists, conservationists, and local people who strive to balance human livelihoods and carnivore conservation. Topics include: population ecology, human-wildlife conflict, conservation genetics, reintroduction, metapopulations, sociopolitical conflict over carnivore conservation, trophic cascades, conservation planning, poaching, and habitat conservation.
Prerequisites: BIO 234
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NRS 370 - Community-Based Natural Resource Management 3 Credits
Much of southern Africa has adopted Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) approaches to conservation, led and implemented by community organizations, traditional leaders, conservation NGO’s, private-sector investors, and government authorities. The goal of CBNRM is for local communities and private landowners to benefit directly from both consumptive and non-consumptive natural resource utilization strategies. This course covers major approaches to CBNRM focusing on evaluating the success of local strategies.
Prerequisites: Admittance to the Round River Program
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NRS 464 - Wolf Ecology, Management, & Research 4 Credits
This two-part course: 1) provides students with a deep understanding of wolf ecology and management via in class lectures, guest lectures from agency, tribal, and nonprofit professionals, and field experiences, and 2) provides a hands-on opportunity for students to become engaged in applied wolf research. Throughout the course of the class students develop an applied research project focused on achieving broader effects beyond the scope of the class (i.e., impact wolf management or environmental education activities). Flexible schedules and out-of-class activities are expected. The class includes at least one mandatory weekend trip. Students may be expected to travel to remote areas of northern Wisconsin to conduct field research.
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Prerequisites: BIO 234 or NRS 164 with instructors consent
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NRS 480 - Integrated Ecosystem Management 4 Credits
Integrated Ecosystem Management is grounded in an interdisciplinary understanding of the ecological, social and economic systems that sustain human well-being. Students apply the skills and concepts acquired in previous natural resource courses to collaboratively solve real-world management challenges from an ecosystem-based perspective. The course includes lecture, laboratory and seminar material; however, the focus of the curriculum is the development of student-directed group projects that enhance the management of regional ecosystems.
Prerequisites: BIO 234
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OED 106 - Introduction to Sailing 1 Credits
Students practice the basic sailor skill set as defined by US Sailing. Students learn rope and knot skills, boat handling, group management, navigation at sea, and use of weather forecasting tools to inform judgment.
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OED 107 - Basic Canoeing 1 Credits
This course is designed to give beginning canoeists a correct start, the tools to self-critique, and the means to continue to improve. It will emphasize strokes and boat handling skills for flat and moving water, basic rescue techniques, and principles of risk management. Fee. Offered spring and alternate fall terms.
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OED 108 - Basic River Kayaking 1 Credits
Students practice paddling and risk management techniques for flat, moving, and whitewater boating. They develop skills in basic strokes and rolling. River practice during the course focuses on up- and down-stream ferries, the eddy turn, the peel out, wave surfing, and basic river rescues. Course fee.
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OED 109 - Basic Sea Kayaking 1 Credits
Preparation for sea kayak expeditioning, basic strokes, rescues, hazards of the Great Lakes, navigation, equipment overview, and transportation will all be covered.
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OED 110 - Wilderness Navigation 1 Credits
Students will study a range orienteering and land navigation skills, including map reading, compass use, and map and compass techniques. Participants will run a progression of orienteering courses and learn the basics of orienteering course setting. Fee. Offered Spring and alternate fall terms.
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OED 111 - Cross-country Skiing 1 Credits
Students study equipment, base preparation, waxing, and winter risk management. Regular tips provide opportunities to develop basic skills in classical and/or skating techniques, depending on snow conditions and student interest.
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OED 112 - Telemark & Backcountry Skiing 1 Credits
In this introductory course, students learn the Telemark turn and its application in different snow conditions. Students also learn methods for backcountry travel, the basics of risk management in a winter environment, and how to use backcountry equipment in specific situations.
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OED 114 - Basic Rock Climbing 1 Credits
Students study and practice risk management, belaying, anchor systems and set-ups, rappelling, climbing techniques, knots, and basic rescue. Top rope climbing only.
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OED 116 - Backpacking 1 Credits
In this introductory backpacking course, students study equipment, clothing, menu planning, basic cooking skills, map and compass navigation, on-trail hiking techniques, risk management, and minimum impact camping. An off-campus trip provides an opportunity to practice basic backpacking skills.
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OED 131 - Outward Bound Course 1 Credits
See Outdoor Education faculty or the Outward Bound website for more information.
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OED 144 - Snowshoeing 1 Credits
Students study snowshoeing equipment, techniques, and risk management. Weekly trips provide an opportunity to develop skills and a knowledge of natural history in a winter environment.
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OED 160 - Programming Lab I 0-1 Credits
Students meet weekly to plan recreational and leisure programming for the campus community and other groups. Students practice designing, implementing, and evaluating programs through the delivery of multiple programmatic offerings.
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OED 163 - Basic Outdoor Living Skills 1 Credits
Students learn skills, systems, and practices for living safely, comfortably, and as a productive member of a small-group living/learning community in the backcountry for extended periods of time. Course topics include equipment and clothing selection and use; ration planning, packing, and outdoor cooking; low impact camping and travel techniques; and outdoor health and sanitation. Course consists of classroom sessions during the winter semester with a 5-day field experience facilitated over spring break.
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OED 180 - Outdoor Pursuits Leader Training 0-1 Credits
This course is required for students who lead SOEI Outdoor Pursuits Outings & Trips for Northland College. Students learn trip planning, effective use of outdoor equipment, minimum-impact techniques, map and compass use, and strategies for teaching backcountry skills. Students also explore personal leadership in an outdoor setting. Graded S/U. Non-repeatable.
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OED 181 - Outdoor Pursuits Trip Leader 1 Credits
This academic credit is awarded to student leaders after they successfully lead SOEI Outdoor Pursuits Outings & Trips during one academic semester. Student trip leaders are evaluated on the extent to which they fulfill expectations throughout the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of their outings or trips. Graded S/U. Repeatable.
Prerequisites: OED 180
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OED 214 - Intermediate Rock Climbing 1 Credits
Students study and practice additional belay techniques, site management, ascending, climber rescues, equipment care, sport history and lead climbing concepts.
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Prerequisites: OED 114
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OED 221 - Group Process and Leadership 4 Credits
Students learn and develop skills in group process management and leadership. Topics covered include group formation and development, norms, leadership, facilitation, conflict resolution, and evaluation.
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OED 224 - North Woods Pathways 4 Credits
Students explore the rich history of paths and trails in the North Woods and throughout the world. Students survey the rich literature and traditions of walking while also hiking portions of some significant regional trails. This course involves keeping a journal and contemplating one’s path on the journey of life.
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OED 228 - Wilderness Writers and Philosophers 3 Credits
Students explore the development of the idea of wilderness from the Pleistocene to the present. Course work includes readings, discussion, wild land experience field days, guest speakers, and reflection papers.
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OED 237 - Woodscraft and Woodland Skills 1 Credits
This course introduces students to skills and knowledge useful for living out-of-doors with minimal equipment. Students will learn how to use edged and self-made tools to manufacture items from the immediate surroundings. Skills will include: fire by friction, shelter, edible plant identification, animal tracking, and other general woods-knowledge.
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OED 240 - Wilderness Emergency Care 4 Credits
This introductory foundations course focuses on the anatomy and physiology of major systems in health, injury, and disease to explain emergency care procedures in both the urban environment and the extended care context of the wilderness. Students study and practice diagnostic methods, problem solving, improvisation, risk management, and leadership.
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OED 260 - Programming Lab II 0-1 Credits
Students meet weekly to plan recreational and leisure programming for the campus community and other groups. Students practice designing, implementing, and evaluating programs through the delivery of multiple programmatic offerings. Course may be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites: OED 160
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OED 261 - Foundations in Environmental Education 3 Credits
This course provides a broad survey of environmental education activities and practice from around the world. Coursework prepares students to discuss the history, engage in current practices, and develop effective programs in environmental education. This course meets environmental education requirements for teacher licensure in Wisconsin.
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OED 262 - Outdoor Leadership 4 Credits
As part of the Outdoor Skills Semester, students learn and practice living with, leading, and teaching peers in the context of extended backcountry experiences.
Prerequisites: OED 221 and OED 276
Corequisites: OED 263 and OED 264
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OED 263 - Outdoor Living Skills 4 Credits
As part of the Outdoor Skills Semester, students learn skills and systems for living comfortably in the backcountry for extended periods of time.
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Prerequisites: OED 221 and OED 276
Corequisites: OED 262 and OED 264
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OED 264 - Technical Outdoor Skills 4 Credits
As part of the Outdoor Skills Semester, students learn and practice a variety of technical skills for outdoor travel and pursuits.
Prerequisites: OED 221 and OED 276
Corequisites: OED 262 and OED 263
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OED 265 - Teaching & Facilitation Skills 3 Credits
Students learn and practice numerous techniques for teaching and facilitating. Students evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of different techniques for a variety of different educational objetives and audiences.
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OED 276 - Foundation and Principles of Outdoor Education 3 Credits
Students explore the historical and philosophical foundations of the diverse emphases and uses of outdoor and experiential education. Students develop their own philosophy of education along with strengthening their educational strategies and practice.
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OED 279 - Access and Diversity 3 Credits
Explore factors that affect participation in outdoor education by people of different races, ethnicities, cultures, classes, genders, and gender identities and explore possibilities for improving access and inclusion in outdoor education contexts.
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OED 282 - Outdoor Education Practicum 4 Credits
Students lead environmental education lessons at the Audubon Center of the North Woods and for Minnesota charter schools. Lessons are developed on the basis of field investigations and environmental education techniques and strategies. Peer evaluations of lessons are integral to the course.
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OED 330 - National Outdoor Leadership School Course 1-4 Credits
National Outdoor Leadership School. Contact Outdoor Education faculty or see NOLS website for more information.
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OED 331 - Outward Bound Course 1 - 3 Credits
See Outdoor Education faculty or the Voyageur Outward Bound website for more information.
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OED 332 - Winter Travel and Living Skills 3 Credits
Students learn skills essential to travelling and living in winter environments, including cross-country skiing and snowshoeing techniques. In addition, students study physiology, nutrition, equipment, ice safety, avalanche awareness, snow shelters, and traditional “hot tent” and toboggan travel.
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Prerequisites: OED 262 , OED 263 , and OED 264 ; or OED 330 or OED 331 ; or instructor consent
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OED 349 - Search and Rescue 3 Credits
Students study and practice techniques of lost victim search, search design, high angle rescue, and swift water rescue. The course combines lecture and lab to equip students with the skills and background required to function as useful members of a search or rescue effort.
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Prerequisites: OED 114 or OED 264 or instructor consent
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OED 360 - Programming Lab III 0-1 Credits
Students meet weekly to plan recreational and leisure programming for the campus community and other groups. Students practice designing, implementing, and evaluating programs through the delivery of multiple programmatic offerings. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites: OED 160 and OED 260
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OED 361 - Interpretive Programming and Design 3 Credits
Students explore the methods and principles used by the National Park Service, Museums, and State Park systems to interpret natural and cultural environments effectively and to interest a variety of audiences. Students practice skills in both personal and non-personal interpretation by creating park/museum programs, interpretive literature, brochures, waysides, and other interpretive media .
Prerequisites: One of the following courses: EDU 210 , OED 261 , OED 265 , or instructor consent
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OED 362 - Apostle Island School Preparation 1 Credits
Students meet over the winter term to begin planning for the May-term course, OED 363 Apostle Islands School. The planning time is used to develop the teaching team; impart information about the schedule and logistics of Island School; inform students of the unique partnership and responsibilities associated with Northland College, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and participating middle schools; access resources to learn more about the Apostle Islands; visit with participating schools; and, begin developing the three-day program to be implemented in May.
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Prerequisites: OED 261
Corequisites: OED 261
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OED 363 - Apostle Islands School 4 Credits
Students work with National Park Service rangers to plan, deliver, and evaluate residential and day-long environmental education and outdoor education activities in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore for regional 6th and 7th graders. Lessons include Lake Superior, beach ecology, Northern forest ecosystems, sustainable tourism, wilderness travel, cultural history, shipwrecks, and much more.
Prerequisites: OED 261 and OED 362
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OED 364 - Advanced Program Design 3 Credits
As part of the Professional Development Experience, students study program models relevant to diverse outdoor education contexts and refine their abilities to design, deliver, and assess programs for diverse audiences in multiple contexts.
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Prerequisites: OED 221 , OED 265 , OED 276 , OED 279 and either the OED Skills Semester or the following: OED 107 , OED 109 , OED 110 , OED 114 , OED 116 and OED 237
Corequisites: OED 365 , OED 366 and OED 472
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OED 365 - Advanced Teaching Techniques 3 Credits
As part of the Professional Development Experience, students will study curriculum models and advanced concepts for teaching in multiple outdoor education contexts and refine their abilities to craft curricula and effectively use a variety of teaching techniques in the delivery of educational experiences.
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Prerequisites: OED 221 , OED 265 , OED 276 ,OED 279 and either the OED Skills Semester or the following: OED 107 , OED 109 , OED 110 , OED 114 , OED 116 , and OED 237
Corequisites: OED 364 , OED 366 and OED 472
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OED 366 - Universal Design Applications 3 Credits
As part of the Professional Development Experience, students use concepts and principles of universal design to plan, implement, and assess accessible curricula and programs for diverse audiences in a range of outdoor education contexts.
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Prerequisites: OED 221 , OED 265 , OED 276 , OED 279 and either the OED Skills Semester or the following: OED 107 , OED 109 , OED 110 , OED 114 , OED 116 , and OED 237
Corequisites: OED 364 , OED 365 and OED 472
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OED 385 - Urban Outdoor Education 3 Credits
Students visit numerous organizations that deliver outdoor education programming in an urban setting. Students get to observe, participate in, and assess urban programming for a variety of populations and in a variety of settings.
Course Fee
Prerequisites: OED 265 , OED 276 , and OED 279
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OED 409 - Paddling Instructor Development 3 Credits
Students refine skills needed for paddling, instructing paddling skills, managing groups on water, adapting instruction for diverse abilities, and performing rescues. Students are able, upon completion of the course, to sit for an instructor certification exam.
Course Fee
Prerequisites: OED 107 and OED 109 or OED Skills Semester
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OED 414 - Climbing Instructor Development 3 Credits
Students refine skills and systems needed for climbing, site management, climbing instruction, and vertical rescue. Students are able, upon completion of the course, to sit for an instructor certification exam.
Course Fee
Prerequisites: OED 114 or OED Skills Semester
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OED 430 - National Outdoor Leadership School Semester 12 Credits
National Outdoor Leadership School. Contact Outdoor Education faculty or see NOLS website for more information.
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OED 431 - Outward Bound Semester 12 Credits
See Outdoor Education faculty or the Voyageur Outward Bound website for more information.
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OED 439 - Therapeutic Principles and Practices 4 Credits
Students explore current therapeutic applications and research in the field of outdoor education. Current literature and case studies are used to teach and apply a range of therapeutic principles and practices. The primary focus is on Adventure Therapy but may vary with student interests. Students interested in working with at-risk or adjudicated adolescents in outdoor settings are encouraged to take this class.
Course Fee.
Prerequisites: OED 276 , PSY 110 , and Junior Standing or Instructor Consent
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OED 446 - Wilderness Instructor Training 4 Credits
Students plan and participate in a 3-week wilderness expedition. While traveling by land or water, students study and practice navigation, cooking, campcraft, technical skills, risk management, group process, leadership, and teaching techniques.
Course Fee.
Prerequisites: OED 237 ,OED 262 OED 263 OED 264 , and Instructor Consent
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OED 470 - Enduring, Emerging Issues in Outdoor Education 3 Credits
This course explores multiple perspectives on key debates within the field. These include the role of technology in the wilderness, the value of motorized recreation, the trend of certification and accreditation, access for individuals with disabilities, the value of “virtual” adventure programs, the rights of organizations to restrict membership based on personal characteristics, and what it means for outdoor programs to be “sustainable.”
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing or Instructor Consent
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OED 472 - Accident Theory & Risk Management 3 Credits
Students explore the nature of risk and societal responses to it. Students critique various theoretical and practical models for managing risk, and apply these theories to contexts both within and external to the outdoor profession. Students practice using various risk-management models to inform the design and implementation of outdoor programming.
Corequisites: OED 364 , OED 365 , and OED 366
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OED 489 - Advanced Topics in Diversity and Inclusion 3 Credits
Students read widely in the field, engage in research and development of topics in diversity and inclusion in Outdoor Education, and present their work to colleagues in the class and community.
Prerequisites: OED 210 , OED 221 , OED 276 , OED 279 , and OED 366
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OED 492 - Internship 3 - 4 Credits
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OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits
The outdoor education capstone is a full-time, 10-12 week intensive teaching or leadership practicum within a professional outdoor education environment. It is intended to be a culminating opportunity for students nearing graduation to hone their teaching and leadership skills in a professional setting. The capstone may be taken after completion of the required Outdoor Education Professional Development Block. Capstone experiences are chosen in consultation with and require approval from faculty in the outdoor education program.
Prerequisites: OED 364 , OED 365 , OED 366 , and junior standing
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PED 202 - Sports Medicine 3 Credits
Students study the causes, prevention, and treatment of sports injuries. They also gain practical experience in first aid, taping, and training techniques.
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PED 300 - Theories and Techniques of Coaching 3 Credits
Students develop an understanding of general coaching fundamentals as well as techniques for coaching specific sports. The course includes four hours of lab.
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PED 301 - Musculoskeletal Anatomy 4 Credits
This specialized course features an in-depth study of human skeletal, articular (joint), and muscular systems, including their structure, function, and interactions. Students develop conceptual understandings and explore applications rather than memorize details.
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PED 303 - Analysis of Human Performance 4 Credits
Students study the principles of Exercise Physiology and their application to physical activities. Particular attention is given to bioenergetics, the physiology of muscular contraction, neural control and feedback mechanisms, and their application.
Prerequisites: PED 301
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PED 325 - Topics in Sports Management 3 Credits
Students explore contemporary issues in Sports Management. The specific topic varies each time the course is taught and is identified at the time of offering. Examples of topics may include Sustainable Sports Management, Diversity & Inclusion in Sports Management, Issues in Collegiate Athletics, The Business of Silent Sports, Outdoor Recreation Economics.
Prerequisites: BUS 230 and Sophomore status
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