Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

OES 200 - Foundations of Outdoor Leadership


3 Credit(s)

This course is an overview of the history, theories, concepts, and practices that constitute outdoor leadership professional practice. Students learn a competency based approach to the development of an outdoor leader. Topics include historical and philosophical foundations of outdoor recreation and education, theories of leadership, judgment and decision making, teaching and facilitation, safety and risk management, and environmental stewardship. Field trips are required.