Adventure Leadership Education Option
This option is available within the Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership major at the following location:
- OSU-Cascades
Designed for students pursuing careers as educators, guides and managers/owners in the outdoor and adventure education field.
Option Code: 875
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Explain the importance of tourism and recreation in natural settings for achieving societal goals, such as community development, human health and quality of life, and sustainable use of natural resources.
- Identify, analyze, and apply the best available information on science, management practices, and public preferences to address contemporary tourism, recreation, and outdoor leadership opportunities and issues.
- Make tourism, recreation, and outdoor leadership decisions within applicable laws, policies, and regulations and across cultural and national contexts.
- Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in appropriate formats.
- Work effectively and professionally in groups, both as leaders and followers.
- Explain the principles and methods for successful supervision of employees and/or volunteers.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Freshman Year (9 credits) | ||
PAC 110/TRAL 110 | INTRODUCTION TO WHITE WATER KAYAKING | 2 |
PAC 111/TRAL 111 | INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING | 2 |
TRAL 115/PAC 115 | OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 2 |
TRAL 118/PAC 118 | LABORATORY FOR OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 1 |
TRAL 173/PAC 173 | INTERMEDIATE ROCK CLIMBING | 2 |
Sophomore Year (15 credits) | ||
TRAL 215 | GROUP FACILITATION | 4 |
TRAL 218 | ROCK SITE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
TRAL 222 | WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER | 4 |
TRAL 260 | INTERMEDIATE PADDLESPORT | 2 |
TRAL 280 | OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
Junior Year (29 credits) | ||
TRAL 270 | PRE-INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1 |
TRAL 370 | DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES | 4 |
TRAL 374 | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EDUCATION | 3 |
TRAL 375 | ^EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
TRAL 377 | RIVER EXPEDITION | 5 |
TRAL 379 | MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION | 10 |
Select one certification or skills course from the following: | 2 | |
TRAL 233 | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
ACA LEVEL 2-4 KAYAKING INSTRUCTOR | ||
ACA LEVEL 2-4 RAFTING INSTRUCTOR | ||
ACA LEVEL 2-4 STAND UP PADDLEBOARD (SUP) INSTRUCTOR | ||
ACA LEVEL 2-4 CANOE INSTRUCTOR | ||
ACA LEVEL 2-4 SWIFT WATER RESCUE | ||
AMGA SINGLE PITCH INSTRUCTOR | ||
PMBIA LEVEL 1 MOUNTAIN BIKE INSTRUCTOR | ||
INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKING | ||
PSIA-AASI LEVEL 1 SKI INSTRUCTOR | ||
ADVANCED ROCK CLIMBING | ||
TRAL 330 | ||
TRAL 331 | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
Senior Year (12 credits) | ||
TRAL 410 | INTERNSHIP | 6 |
TRAL 476 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM, RECREATION, AND ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | 3 |
TRAL 479 | *NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | 3 |
Total Credits | 65 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 875