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Outdoor Education Major (B.S.)

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Major Requirements:

Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations

OED 221 - Group Process and Leadership 4 Credits
OED 261 - Foundations in Environmental Education 3 Credits
OED 265 - Teaching & Facilitation Skills 3 Credits
OED 276 - Foundation and Principles of Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 279 - Access and Diversity 3 Credits
OED 470 - Enduring, Emerging Issues in Outdoor Education 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
HIS 325 - Nature and Nation: Environment, Art, Ideology 3 Credits
OED 228 - Wilderness Writers and Philosophers 3 Credits
PHL 226 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
PHL 262 - Environmental Philosophy 3 Credits
PHL 266 - Environmental Aesthetics 3 Credits

One of the following Diverse Perspective courses:

GWS 266 - Ecofeminism 3 Credits
REL 258 - Religion and Nature 3 Credits

Semester of Outdoor Leadership, Education and Skills (taken concurrently)

OED 237 - Woodscraft and Woodland Skills 1 Credits
OED 262 - Outdoor Leadership 4 Credits
OED 263 - Outdoor Living Skills 4 Credits
OED 264 - Technical Outdoor Skills 4 Credits

Professional Development Experience (taken concurrently)

OED 364 - Advanced Program Design 3 Credits
OED 365 - Advanced Teaching Techniques 3 Credits
OED 366 - Universal Design Applications 3 Credits
OED 472 - Accident Theory & Risk Management 3 Credits

Field Experience/Internship/Capstone (one of the following):

OED 491 - Field Experience 3 - 4 Credits
OED 492 - Internship 3 - 4 Credits
OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits

Emphases:

To complete a major in Outdoor Education, choose one of the following emphases:

Adventure Leadership Emphasis

OED 180 - Outdoor Pursuits Leader Training 0-1 Credits
OED 181 - Outdoor Pursuits Trip Leader 1 Credits
OED 240 - Wilderness Emergency Care 4 Credits

One of the following:

OED 409 - Paddling Instructor Development 3 Credits
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 3 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 385 - Urban Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OED 439 - Therapeutic Principles and Practices 4 Credits
OED 489 - Advanced Topics in Diversity and Inclusion 3 Credits

Two of the following not previously taken:

GWS 266 - Ecofeminism 3 Credits
GWS 343 - Queer Ecologies 3 Credits
HIS 209 - Gender in the United States Landscape 3 Credits
NAS 315 - American Indian Environmental Perspectives 3 Credits
REL 258 - Religion and Nature 3 Credits
SOC 225 - Social Problems 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: GWS 343, NAS 315, SOC 336, SOC 374, and SOC 381}

Natural History Emphasis

OED 361 - Interpretive Programming and Design 3 Credits
OED 362 - Apostle Island School Preparation 1 Credits
OED 363 - Apostle Islands School 4 Credits

Two of the following:

BIO 222 - Spring Flora 4 Credits
BIO 224 - Entomology 4 Credits
BIO 225 - Aquatic Invertebrates 4 Credits
BIO 231 - Paleobiology 4 Credits
BIO 234 - Ecology 4 Credits
BIO 244 - Field Ornithology 4 Credits
GSC 120 - Physical Geology 4 Credits
GSC 284 - On the Trail of the Ice Age 4 Credits
NRS 101 Fur-Bearer Ecology and Management and NRS 103 Wolf Ecology & Conservation 2 Credits Total

_{Note:BIO 115 or BIO 128 is a prerequisite for BIO 222, BIO 224, BIO 225, BIO 231, BIO 234, and BIO 244. GSC 284 has a prerequisite of GEO 107, 112, or 120}

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 359 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credits

Total Outdoor Education Major with Emphasis: 66-71 Credits

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