2018-2019 Residential Undergraduate Catalog

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Outdoor Education, B.A.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

(60 Credits Total)

Required Education Core

(21 Credits)

OE 3710 - Experiential Education: From Dewey to Outward Bound (4 Credits)
ED 1010 - Portfolio I (1 Credit)
ED 1000 - Issues in Professional Practice and School Law (4 Credits)
ED 1020 - Psychology of Learning and Classroom/School Environment (4 Credits)
ED 1030 - Introduction to Special Education: Disabilities, Issues, and Laws (4 Credits)
PS 2160 - Life‐Span Development (4 Credits)

Required Outdoor Education Courses

36 Credits

BI 2070 ES 2070 - New England Natural History (4 Credits)
ES 1110 - Environmental Science: A Global Concern (4 Credits)
OE 1110 - Introduction to Outdoor Education (3 Credits)
OE 2200 - Ropes Course Theory and Application (3 Credits)
OE 3610 (KI/SM 3610) - Theory of Outdoor Education (4 Credits)
OE 2430 - Wilderness First Responder (4 Credits)
OE 3870 - Outdoor Adventure Operations and Management (4 Credits)
OE 4610 - Capstone Experience: Leading Trips and Career Exploration (4 Credits)
SM 4710 (KI 4710) - Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation (4 Credits)

Choose one from the following:

OE 4910 - Internship in Outdoor Education (4 - 12 Credits)
OR
OE 4920 - Practicum in Outdoor Education

Skills-Based OE courses (1 Credit Each)

Choose 4 skills-based courses (1 Credit each)

OE 1200 - Topics Variable Credit (1 ‐2)
OE 1220 - Hiking/Backpacking in the White Mountains (1 Credit)
OE 1230 - Meal and Menu Planning (1 Credit)
OE 1240 - Rock Climbing (1 Credit)
OE 1245 - Advanced Rock Climbing (1 Credit)
OE 1260 - Orienteering (1 Credit)
OE 1270 - Canoeing/Kayaking (1 Credit)
OE 1280 - Ropes Course facilitation (1 Credit)
OE 1290 - Mountain Biking (1 Credit)
OE 1300 - Topics Variable Credit (1 ‐2)
OE 1310 - Winter Camping (1 Credit)
OE 1320 - Winter Backpacking/mountaineering (1 Credit)
OE 1340 - XC‐Skiing/Snowshoeing (1 Credit)
OE 1350 - Backcountry Skiing/Snowboarding (1 Credit)
OE 1360 - Ice Climbing (1 Credit)
OE 1370 - Avalanche Awareness (1 Credit)
OE 1400 - Wilderness First Aid/ Wilderness First Responder Recertification (1 Credit)

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, BA/BS

WR 1010 - Composition (4 Credits)
MT 1020 - College Algebra (4 Credits) or higher
LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning (2 Credits)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (4 Credits)
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values (4 Credits)
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts (4 Credits)
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities (4 Credits)
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives (4 Credits)
LAS Elective (4 credits) One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.

Electives, BA/BS

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.

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