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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
Provides work experience for students to gain practical work experience related to their educational program. Prev. Course Codes: (OUT-130B) (OUT-280) (REC-221) (REC-258) Clock Hours: 45 (COOP)
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3.00 Credits
CO-REQUISITES: OUT-121, OUT-127; PREREQUISITE: OUT-118; Min. grade C-. Develops knowledge, techniques, approaches, and methodology for teaching and leading safe river travel. Students will develop teaching and leading skills in all aspects of river travel via rafts, canoes, or kayaks. Emphasis will be on safety and judgment in teaching and leading activities in a river environment. Clock Hours: 15 (LEC) 37.5 (LAB)
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15.00 Credits
Covers the requirements for staying alive in the backcountry, including deserts and mountains. Topics include the psychology of crisis, individual and group responsibility, decision making, use of resources, and natural hazards. Prev. Course Codes: (OUT-031) Clock Hours: 15 (LEC)
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52.50 Credits
A concentrated field experience in the techniques of ice climbing instruction, group leadership, and intermediate/advanced ice climbing. Emphasis will be placed on teaching technique, safety, climbing, site management, rescue, and ethics. Clock Hours: 52.5 (LEC)
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52.50 Credits
Intermediate and advanced techniques of telemark skiing in the back country is emphasized during this field experience. Curriculum taught will focus on group leadership in a backcountry setting. Navigation and route selection, avalanche awareness, and other safety concerns will be emphasized. Clock Hours: 52.5 (LEC)
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2.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: OUT-117; Min. grade C-. Introduces students to the higher-level skill set required for a successful fly fishing guided experience. Topics will include lake and river dynamics and finding the fish, and fly tying as well as the effects of weather on guided experiences. Methods of guiding the client to the best fishing locations will be discussed. These include wading, floating, and moving water as well as a variety of both hard and inflatable boats. Methods will be taught on the presentation of the fly, successfully striking the fish, and catch and release techniques. Other topics directly related to the business of fly fishing such as risk management, etiquette, permitting, and types of related careers will be discussed. Clock Hours: 45 (LECLB)
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60.00 Credits
Provides marine navigation, sea kayak handling, and skills necessary for safe and efficient marine travel. Students will learn trip planning, safety, equipment, camp management, hazard evaluation, and environmental impact on ocean environments. Navigation skills, safe and efficient travel, leadership, and judgment development will be emphasized. You must be at least 17 years old on the first day of class to take this course. Clock Hours: 60 (LAB)
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3.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: OUT-211; Min. grade C-. Provides basic and intermediate sea kayaking skills. Students will learn boating skills, kayaking packing, safety evaluation and avoidance, navigation, terminology, basic paddle strokes, bracing, launching and landing in flat water, marine communication protocols, deep water wet exits and assisted/unassisted wet entries, safe and efficient kayak touring, leadership and judgment related to sea kayaking, rough water capsize procedures, towing, launching and landing in moderate surf, tides and currents, rough water assisted/ unassisted entries, Eskimo rolls, Maritime Rules of the Road, teaching techniques, safety, group management on the water, rescue, transporting injured boaters, and ethics. You must be at least 17 years old on the first day of class to take this course. Clock Hours: 100 (LECLB)
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3.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: OUT-211, OUT-234, and OUT-120; Min. grade C-. This course covers beginning through intermediate skills required for technical mountaineering in an alpine environment. Topics include land navigation, route finding, hiking, techniques necessary for safe and efficient technical mountain travel, rope and steep snow climbing, crevasse rescue, and glacier travel techniques. Interpersonal topics including mountaineering leadership, communication, group handling, and the development of judgment relating to groups traveling in the mountain environment will be emphasized. Students will also develop knowledge, techniques, approaches, and methodology for teaching and leading safe mountaineering expeditions. Clock Hours: 100 (LECLB)
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3.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: OUT-211; Min. grade C-. A multi-day rock climbing course for Outdoor Recreation Leadership majors. This course includes developing skills in beginning and intermediate rock climbing techniques on a variety of rock media; rope handling; knots; rappelling and rescue techniques; safety procedures; rock site management; top rope and lead climbing anchor placements; top belay; sling-shot belay; and mock-lead climbing; equipment care, use, and maintenance; and communication, group handling, and judgment in the context of rock climbing. Students will also develop knowledge, techniques, approaches, and methodology for teaching and leading all aspects of rock climbing expeditions. Emphasis will be on safety and judgment in teaching and leading rock climbing activities. Clock Hours: 100 (LECLB)
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