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Duluth Campus
Recreation-Outdoor Education B.A.Sc.D Applied Human Sciences
College of Education and Human Service Professions
The bachelor of applied science (B.A.Sc.) in recreation - outdoor education prepares students for professional careers in outdoor education allowing them to work in nonformal outdoor education settings such as nature centers; city, state, or national parks; college outdoor programs; or for commercial agencies. Core components include program planning and delivery, education methods, physical skills development, management, facilities coordination, evaluation, and principles of recreation. The recreation major is a four-year curriculum including one full semester of field placement in an outdoor educational setting.
This major provides professional training for nontraditional education settings that may not require a teaching license as a prerequisite credential. Refer to the environmental education emphasis under the teaching life science and/or teaching earth and space science majors for training that includes a teaching licensure.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
25 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students are admitted to UMD as pre-recreation majors. Students are encouraged to apply by the end of their freshman year.
No grades lower than C- in courses required for the major. Admission to the program requires a 2.50 overall GPA.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
This course will be waived for transfer students or students who change colleges from a college where it is not required.
Register course for one credit.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Lower Division Core (25 cr)
HLTH 3620 - Wilderness First Response (3 cr) may be substituted for HLTH 1700.
ENED 1000 - Introduction to Environmental and Outdoor Education
(4.0 cr)
HLTH 1700 - First Responder
(3.0 cr)
PSY 1003 - General Psychology
[LE CAT, SOC SCI]
(4.0 cr)
ENED 1203 - Outdoor Skills I
(2.0 cr)
ENED 1204 - Outdoor Skills II
(2.0 cr)
REC 2300 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
BIOL 1011 - General Biology I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(5.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1012 - General Biology II
[SUSTAIN]
(5.0 cr)
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PE 1xxx
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.A.Sc. in recreation - outdoor education include:
* Completion of all courses specified for the major with a minimum 2.50 GPA (including transfer work). No grades lower than C- in courses required for the major.
* Compliance with general regulations governing granting of degrees. Students are required to review their degree status in the CEHSP Advising & Academic Services early in their senior year.
* Degree candidates must complete at least 20 of the last 30 degree credits immediately before graduation at UMD.
Skill Competency: Students who enroll in Physical Education Professional (PEP) teaching skill courses must demonstrate advanced skills competencies for the course. Descriptions of skills required should be reviewed with the course instructor before enrollment.
Upper Division Core (49 cr)
Exit Standards: students must complete a full semester (12 credits) of field placement at a pre-approved site. A minimum of 600 contact hours must be completed. Students may complete their internship at a site located locally, nationally, or internationally. All required coursework must be completed prior to enrollment in ENED 4996 (110 credits) with an overall GPA of 2.50.
ENED 3309 - Outdoor Leadership
(1.0 cr)
ENED 3310 - Outdoor Leadership Field Experience
(2.0 cr)
ENED 3341 - Field Interpretive Techniques Fall
(3.0 cr)
ENED 3342 - Field Interpretive Techniques - Winter & Spring
(3.0 cr)
ENED 4163 - Outdoor Education Methods
(3.0 cr)
ENED 4315 - Operations and Management
(4.0 cr)
ENED 4555 - Foundations of Environmental Education
(3.0 cr)
ENED 4996 - Outdoor Education Internship
(6.0-12.0 cr)
AHS 3100 - Risk Management
(2.0 cr)
HLTH 2200 - Research and Evaluation in Health Science
(3.0 cr)
PETE 3501 - Teaching Cross-Country Skiing
(1.0 cr)
PETE 3507 - Teaching Outdoor Skills - Winter & Spring
(2.0 cr)
PETE 3509 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
ENED 3327 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
ENED 3330 - Outdoor Recreation
(3.0 cr)
ENED 4320 - GIS Management for Recreation Professionals
(3.0 cr)
Approved Electives - Natural Sciences (10 cr)
The BIOL and GEOL field courses require adviser approval.
Take 10 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
BIOL 2xxx
·
BIOL 3xxx
·
BIOL 4xxx
·
GEOL 2xxx
·
GEOL 3xxx
·
ENED 5343 - Advanced Field Interpretive Techniques
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 4451 - The Geography of Soils
(4.0 cr)
·
HLTH 2030 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
(4.0 cr)
·
HLTH 2040 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
(4.0 cr)
Approved Electives - Social Sciences (10 cr)
Take 10 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ENED 3331 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
ENED 4410 - Ropes Course Management
(3.0 cr)
·
ENED 4601 - Wilderness Philosophy
(2.0 cr)
·
ENED 5165 - Theories and Models in Outdoor Education
(2.0 cr)
·
ENED 5325 - Sustainability Issues Investigation
(2.0 cr)
·
ENED 5998 - Outdoor Education Seminar
(1.0 cr)
·
HLTH 3000 - Program Administration in Public Health
(3.0 cr)
·
PE 2240 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
PETE 3508 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
PSY 3211 - Group Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3524 - Basic Helping Skills
(3.0 cr)
·
ENED 4991 - Independent Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ENED 4992 - Readings in Recreation
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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