Outdoor Education
Department of Health and Human Performance

111 Karges Center
Phone Number (715) 425-3705
www.uwrf.edu/hhp/

Interim Chair-Sue Tarr, Debra Allyn, Jeff Berkhof, Martha Brennan, Dean Culpepper, Gary Eloranta, Steve Freeman, Cindy Hovet, Scott Imrie, Andy Kotelnicki, Crystal Lanning, John O\'Grady, Judy Rabak-Wagener, Robert Ritzer, Jim Tangen-Foster, Karla Zhe

The mission of the Department of Health and Human Performance is to prepare quality teachers, coaches, fitness and recreation leaders who will enrich and support the well-being of others; help all individuals live healthy, satisfying, and energetic lives; and cultivate a commitment to physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices.

Outdoor Education Minor

Minor Requirements 24 Total Credits
Required Courses: 13-16 cr. hrs.
PED 201 Outdoor Education Concepts and Skills-Summer 3 cr.
PED 202 Outdoor Education Concepts and Skills-Winter 3 cr.
PED 371 Recreation Field Study 1-4 cr.
PED/ESM 301Foundation of Outdoor Leadership 3 cr.
SFED 200 First Aid and Basic Life Support 2 cr.
Electives 8-11 cr. hrs.
ESM 300 Environmental Education 3 cr.
or GEOG 300 Environmental Education
ESM 307 Multicultural Perspectives in the Environment 3 cr.
ESM 365 Interpretive Services 3 cr.
GEOL 269 Environmental Geology 2 cr.
PED 109 Recreational Climbing 1 cr.
PE 118 Scuba .5 cr.
PE 128 Fundamentals of Ice Skating .5 cr.
PED 145 Lifeguard Training 2 cr.
PED 147 Water Safety Instructor 2 cr.
PED 255 Techniques in Sport Fishing 1 cr.
PED 300 Adapted Physical Education 2 cr.
PED 389 Special Topics in Physical Education 3-5 cr.
PED 450 Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Athletics 2 cr.
POLS 355 Environmental Law 3 cr.
SOCI 230 Sociology of Sport and Leisure 3 cr.
TED 312 Techniques in Elementary Education: Science 4 cr.

Updated November, 2007

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