Outdoor Leadership Education Minor
The outdoor leadership education minor is designed for students who are interested in a less remote setting, such as a K-12 educator, camp counselor, interpretive ranger, or environmental guide. There are a number of elective class options to choose from in order to pursue your specific area of interest. The elective courses should be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor in order to maximize their benefit to your major.
Outdoor Leadership Education Minor Requirements
The outdoor leadership education minor is for students interested in working in summer camps, environmental education, and K-12 experiential education fields.
| Take all of the following outdoor content courses. 9 credits | ||
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| HPER 157 | Outdoor Recreation | 1 credit |
| SLAM 201 | Leadership Dynamics in Recreation & Sport | 2 credits |
| OL 205 | Outdoor Leadership Theory | 2 credits |
| OL 206 | Outdoor Leadership Practice | 2 credits |
| OL 340 | Risk Management in Recreation & Sport | 2 credits |
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Take all of the following education & program content courses. 6 credits. |
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| EDUC 210 | Education for Sustainability | 2 credits |
| SLAM 362 | Program Development & Design | 2 credits |
| SLAM 345 | Facility & Event Management | 2 credits |
| Choose one course from each of the following sections. One must be an upper-division course. Many also contribute to other undergraduate requirements. | |||
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| EQUITY | |||
| SOC 360 | Critical Race Theory | 4 credits | IDP, CE, SSHB |
| HIST 365 | Civil Rights Movement | 4 credits | |
| GSS 201 | Intro to Gender & Sexuality Studies | 4 credits | DP, SSHB |
| GSS 200 | Introduction to Queer Studies | 4 credits | DP, SSHB |
| SLAM 363 | Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation | 2 credits | |
| HIST 245 | African American History Since 1865 | 4 credits | HC, DP |
| PH 354 | Special Topics in Disability & Health | 4 credits | |
| SINP 201 | Diversity & Equity in Organizations | 2 credits | IP, DP |
| ENVIRONMENT | |||
| ENV 160 | Energy & the Environment | 4 credits | QR |
| ENV 200 | Sustainability Science | 4 credits | S, SPNW |
| ENV 260 | Oregon Natural History | 4 credits | S |
| ENV 121 | Our Global Environment | 4 credits | S, SPNW |
| ENV 222 | Environmental Literature | 4 credits | AIT |
| PHIL 321 | Environmental Ethics | 4 credits | S, AIT |
| POLS 224 | Environmental Politics | 4 credits | S |
| PH 320 | Environmental Health | 4 credits | S |
| PSY 313 | Psychology of Sustainability | 4 credits | S |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 21-23 |
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Several of the above courses also qualify for core requirements: AIT=Analysis & Interpretation of Texts, DP/IP/IDP=International & Diverse Perspectives, HC=Historical Context, CE=Civic Engagement, QR=Quantitative Reasoning, S=Sustainability, SPNW=Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World, SSHB=Social Systems & Human Behavior