OUT 430 - Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Training (Capstone)

Credits: 6

This course is the final field practicum and capstone experience of the Outdoor Recreation Programming degree concentration. The extended outdoor field-course environment provides an ideal opportunity for the development and application of leadership skills through an intensive and extensive experiential progression where each student observes and applies leadership techniques and expedition execution. Students are empowered to become great expedition leaders through real-world application of theoretical concepts presented in OUT 415 and OUT 422 in combination with hands-on technical skills developed and applied in a wilderness setting and on a Class III whitewater river trip. Course content equips students with the interdisciplinary skills required to effectively and safely plan and implement an extended wilderness expedition on land and water. Topics include leadership roles and responsibilities, risk management protocols, expedition logistics, equipment selection and maintenance, small group leadership techniques, guiding strategies, route selection and execution, emergency preparedness, and minimum impact environmental practices.

Prerequisites: OUT 201, OUT 415 and OUT 422
Course Attributes: C