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Major in Outdoor Education at Northland College

Student Schedule (Example)

 

Ø       OED Major or Minor Required Course

·         Elective

 

Freshman Fall

4 Liberal Education Courses or  2 Liberal Education Courses and 2 electives

·         Possible OED elective

 

Freshman Winter

2-4  Liberal Education Courses and/or take one or more of the following:

Ø       Foundations and Principles of Outdoor Education

Ø       Group Process and Leadership

Ø       Environmental Education Curriculum Review

Freshman Spring

1 Liberal Education Course

or

·      Possible OED elective

e.g. Canoeing, Wilderness Navigation

Sophomore Fall

2 Liberal Education Courses and

·         Possible OED elective e.g. Outdoor Orientation Training or other elective

Ø       Students may take Challenge Course Facilitation and Management now or in Senior year.

Sophomore Winter

2 Liberal Education Courses and  take one or more of the required courses:

Ø       Foundations and Principles of Outdoor Education

Ø       Group Process and Leadership

Ø       Environmental Education Curriculum Review

Sophomore Spring

·         First Responder Certification during Spring Break

·         OED elective e.g. Apostle Islands School, Outward Bound, NOLS or

·         Other elective

Junior Fall

Field Studies in Outdoor Education Block

Concurrent enrollment required

Courses required for OE Majors

Ø       Water skills and water travel

Ø       Woodcraft, camping, and land travel

Ø       Wilderness Writers and Philosophers

Ø       Outdoor Education Teaching Techniques

 

Junior Winter

Ø       Winter Travel and Living Skills

Ø       Outdoor Education Programming and Risk Management

·         Possible OED Elective e.g. Therapeutic Principles and Practices, Universal Design Laboratory

·         Other electives

Junior Spring

 

·    Wilderness First Responder Certification during Spring Break

·    Possible OED elective e.g. Apostle Islands School, Outward Bound, NOLS, Wilderness Expeditioning, Special Topics in Wilderness Emergency Care

 

Senior Fall

Ø       Challenge Course Facilitation and Management

Ø       OED Capstone now or winter semester

·         OED Elective e.g. Outdoor Orientation Leader, Search and Rescue,  Advanced Topics in Natural History

·         Other elective

Senior Winter

Ø       OED Capstone- Outdoor Education Teaching and Leadership Practicum

·         Possible OED Elective  e.g. Therapeutic Principles and Practices, Universal Design Laboratory

·         Or other elective

Senior Spring

·         Possible Capstone continued

·         Possible OED Elective

·         Or other elective