230. Outdoor Adventure Programs. (2-2). Credit 3.

Development of knowledge and skills necessary for implementing school and youth programs in outdoor adventure activities such as canoeing, backpacking, rappelling, map and compass/orienteering and camping.

300. Field Experiences in Outdoor Education. Credit 1 to 3 each semester.

Field-based learning experience designed as leadership training in various outdoor adventure activities such as backpacking, canoeing and rock climbing. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ODED 230 or approval of instructor.

326. Outdoor Education. (3-0). Credit 3.

Procedures and techniques for extending the classroom to the outdoors; resources, activities and strategies for using the outdoors as an educational tool. Prerequisite: ODED 230.

408. Theory and Practice of Adventure Education. (3-0). Credit 3.

Foundational theories of adventure education; research and current practice in the application of the theories and their related skills. Prerequisites: ODED 230 and 326; junior or senior classification.

409. Logistics and Strategies for Backcountry Expeditions. (3-0). Credit 3.

Organization and planning strategies for potential wilderness leaders seeking to lead groups on extended trips into the backcountry; logistical requirements for maximum safety, expedition effectiveness and minimum impact on the environment; developing sound judgement and positive expedition behavior practices. Prerequisites: ODED 230 and 326 or approval of instructor.

431. Ropes Course and Group Process. (2-2). Credit 3.

Techniques of group facilitation for initiatives of ropes/challenge course events; activity presentation and sequencing, safety techniques and construction principles, and processing experiences for transfer of learning. Prerequisite: ODED 230; 326 or KINE 199 (Venture Dynamics).