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Outdoor Education Major (B.S.)

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Major Requirements:

Outdoor Skills Foundation

Must select one of the following options:

A La Carte option

OED 107 - Basic Canoeing 1 Credits
OED 109 - Basic Sea Kayaking 1 Credits
OED 110 - Wilderness Navigation 1 Credits
OED 114 - Basic Rock Climbing 1 Credits
OED 116 - Backpacking 1 Credits
OED 237 - Woodscraft and Woodland Skills 1 Credits
OED 349 - Search and Rescue 3 Credits

One of the following:

OED 111 - Cross-country Skiing 1 Credits
OED 112 - Telemark & Backcountry Skiing 1 Credits
OED 144 - Snowshoeing 1 Credits
OED 332 - Winter Travel and Living Skills 4 Credits

Outdoor Skills Semester option

OED 237 - Woodscraft and Woodland Skills 1 Credits

Skill Semester

OED 262 - Outdoor Leadership 4 Credits
OED 263 - Outdoor Living Skills 4 Credits
OED 264 - Technical Outdoor Skills 4 Credits

Programing Labs (4 Credits)

Must repeat OED 260 Programming Lab II once for credit

OED 160 - Programming Lab I 1 Credits
OED 260 - Programming Lab II 1 Credits
OED 360 - Programming Lab III 1 Credits

Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations

OED 210 - Inclusive Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 221 - Group Process and Leadership 4 Credits
OED 261 - Foundations in Environmental Education 4 Credits
OED 265 - Teaching & Facilitation Skills 3 Credits
OED 276 - Foundation and Principles of Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 470 - Enduring, Emerging Issues in Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 472 - Accident Theory & Risk Management 3 Credits

One of the following Environmental Foundations courses:

ENG 211 - Humanity and Nature in Literature 3 Credits
HIS 241 - American Environmental History 3 Credits
OED 328 - Wilderness Writers and Philosophers 3 Credits
PHL 226 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
PHL 262 - Environmental Philosophy 4 Credits
PHL 266 - Environmental Aesthetics 4 Credits

One of the following Diverse Perspective courses:

GWS 266 - Ecofeminism 3 Credits
NAS 333 - Native American World Views 3 Credits
OED 279 - Access and Diversity 3 Credits
REL 258 - Religion and Nature 3 Credits

Professional Development Experience

OED 364 - Advanced Program Design 3 Credits
OED 365 - Advanced Teaching Techniques 3 Credits
OED 366 - Universal Design Applications 3 Credits

Internship

OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits
OR
OED 492 - Internship 3 - 4 Credits

Emphases:

To complete a major in Outdoor Education, choose one of the following emphases or create your own:

Adventure Leadership Emphasis

OED 180 - Outdoor Orientation Training 1 Credits
OED 181 - Outdoor Orientation Leader 1 Credits
OED 240 - Wilderness Emergency Care 4 Credits
OED 409 - Paddling Instructor Development 3 Credits
OR
OED 414 - Climbing Instructor Development 3 Credits

Two of the following:

OED 330 - National Outdoor Leadership School Course 1-4 Credits
OR
OED 331 - Outward Bound Course 1 - 3 Credits
OED 332 - Winter Travel and Living Skills 4 Credits
OED 446 - Wilderness Instructor Training 4 Credits
Note: Though OED 330 and OED 331 can be taken for 1-4 credits, at least 3 credits are needed to fulfill the requirement in the OED major.

Equity and Inclusion Emphasis

OED 279 - Access and Diversity 3 Credits
OED 385 - Urban Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 437 - Universal Design Laboratory 4 Credits

One of the following:

OED 489 - Advanced Topics in Diversity and Inclusion 3 Credits
OED 490 - Independent Study 3-4 Credits
OED 494 - Teaching Assistant 3-4 Credits
OED 495 - Research Assistant 3-4 Credits
OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits

One of the following not previously taken:

GWS 266 - Ecofeminism 3 Credits
NAS 315 - American Indian Environmental Perspectives 3 Credits
NAS 333 - Native American World Views 3 Credits
REL 258 - Religion and Nature 3 Credits
SOC 336 - The Nature of Social Inequality 4 Credits
SOC 374 - Human Rights and Social Justice 3 Credits
SOC 381 - Undoing Racism 3 Credits
Note: The following courses require prerequisites: NAS 315, SOC 336, SOC 374, and SOC 381

Natural History Emphasis

OED 361 - Interpretive Program Design 3 Credits
OED 363 - Apostle Islands School 4 Credits
OED 425 - Advanced Topics in Natural History 3 Credits

One of the following:

BIO 222 - Woodland Plants of Northern Wisconsin 4 Credits
BIO 234 - Ecology 4 Credits
BIO 244 - Field Ornithology 4 Credits
GSC 120 - Physical Geology 4 Credits
NRS 101 - Fur-Bearer Ecology and Management 1 Credits
NRS 103 - Wolf Ecology & Conservation 1 Credits
Note: BIO 115 is a prerequisite for BIO 222, BIO 234, and BIO 244

Outdoor Program Management Emphasis

BUS 222 - Fundamentals of Accounting 4 Credits
BUS 228 - Marketing Management 3 Credits
BUS 232 - Principles and Practice of Management 3 Credits
BUS 229 - Small Business Management 3 Credits
OR
BUS 359 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credits

Total Outdoor Education Major with Emphasis: 67-75 Credits