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Outdoor Education Major (B.S.)

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Major Requirements:

OED 221 - Group Process and Leadership 4 Credits
OED 261 - Environmental Education Curriculum Review 4 Credits
OED 270 - Facilitating Challenge Course Programs 4 Credits
OED 276 - Foundation and Principles of Outdoor Education 4 Credits
OED 328 - Wilderness Writers and Philosophers 4 Credits
OED 424 - Outdoor Education Programming and Risk Management 4 Credits
OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits
OED 210 - Inclusive Outdoor Education 3 Credits
OR
OED 279 - Access and Diversity 3 Credits
OED 332 - Winter Travel and Living Skills 4 Credits
OR
OED 446 - Wilderness Instructor Training 4 Credits
Outdoor Education Professional Development Block

The following four courses are taken concurrently during fall term of the junior year
OED 237 - Woodscraft and Woodland Skills 2 Credits
OED 324 - Water Skills and Water Travel 5 Credits
OED 326 - Land Travel, and Camping Skills 5 Credits
OED 381 - Outdoor Education Teaching Techniques 5 Credits

Emphases:

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

Therapeutic and Universal Design Emphasis:

OED 437 - Universal Design Laboratory 4 Credits
OED 439 - Therapeutic Principles and Practices 4 Credits
Relevant Field Experience, Independent Study, Research or Teaching Assistant 2-4 Credits

Natural History and Interpretation Emphasis:

OED 361 - Interpretive Program Design 3 Credits
OED 362 - Apostle Island School Preparation 0 - 1 Credits
OED 363 - Apostle Islands School 4 Credits
OED 425 - Advanced Topics in Natural History 4 Credits

Wilderness Leadership Emphasis:

Two from the following:

OED 330 and 331 must be approved.

OED 330 - National Outdoor Leadership School Course 1-4 Credits
OED 331 - Outward Bound Course 1 - 3 Credits
OED 332 - Winter Travel and Living Skills 4 Credits
OED 446 - Wilderness Instructor Training 4 Credits
* Completion of OED 332 or OED 446, whichever is not completed in the core requirements, or completion of an approved outdoor adventure education 21-35 day course.

One from the following:

Wellness Curriculum Level 4 certification in climbing or paddling.
American Canoe Association Instructor certification or equivalent in one discipline.
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor certification or equivalent.

Individualized Emphasis:

Worked with an OED faculty adviser to design an appropriate emphasis for an area of professional interest (9 credits minimum).

Total Outdoor Education Major with Emphasis: 56-64 Credits

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