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Outdoor Education
Department of Health and Human Performance

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

Chair-Ken Ecker, Debra Allyn, Jeff Berkhof, Greg Bower, Gary Eloranta, Steve Freeman, Stacy Furness, James Gostomski, Cindy Hovet, Andy Kotelnicki, John O'Grady, Joe O'Kroy, Robert Ritzer, Paul Shirilla, 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 22 Total Credits
Required Courses: 11-14 cr. hrs.
P ED 201 Outdoor Education Concepts and Skills-Summer 3 cr.
P ED 202 Outdoor Education Concepts and Skills-Winter 3 cr.
P ED 371 Recreation Field Study 1-4 cr.
P ED/ESM 301Foundation of Outdoor Leadership 3 cr.
SFED 200 First Aid and Basic Life Support 1 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.
EXSS 450 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Management 3 cr.
GEOL 269 Environmental Geology 2 cr.
P ED 109 Recreational Climbing 1 cr.
PE 118 Scuba .5 cr.
PE 128 Fundamentals of Ice Skating .5 cr.
P ED 147 Water Safety Instructor 2 cr.
P ED 255 Techniques in Sport Fishing 1 cr.
P ED 300 Adapted Physical Education 3 cr.
P ED 389 Special Topics in Physical Education 3-5 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 September 2009

 

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