ODS S205 - Backcountry Navigation/Travel

Institution:

UAS Ketchikan Campus

Subject:

Outdoor Studies

Description:

2 credits (1+2) Cross-listed as PE S205 (P/F grades). Covers topics relating to extended backcountry trips and navigation by map and compass. Students acquire skills necessary to plan and carry out multi-day backpacking trips, and learn to use common maps to plan routes through unknown terrain. Student must be in good physical condition. Outings are a required course component. Prerequisite: Acceptance to ODS certificate program or permission.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.ketch.alaska.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 228-4511

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