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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the background, philosophical basis, ethical issues, and theories of adventure and experiential education. This course explains the "Why " behind the "What " adventure educators do, and includes an overview of applications to specific client groups (youth-at-risk, chemical dependency, business, school, etc.). Students develop in writing their own personal philosophy of adventure educatioPrerequisites: AE 101 Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
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Advanced course focusing on selection and placement of protection gear, route finding, lead climbing techniques and belaying, multi-pitch climbing, advanced anchor building, rescue systems, and climbing instructional strategies. At least one year of personal top-rope climbing experience is necessary before enrollment in AE 321. Prerequisites: AE 101 AND AE 121 OR Instructor Permission Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-6)
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Knowledge, skills, and attitudes of basic mountaineering, including snow, ice, and alpine climbing, avalanche awareness, use of technical equipment including crampons, ropes, and ice axes for snow and glacier travel, use of fixed lines, group management on technical terrain, crevasse rescue, and mountaineering instructional strategies. Includes winter overnight camping. Prerequisites: AE 121 AND AE 201 OR Instructor Permission Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-6)
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Techniques and procedures to conduct canoeing, rafting, and/or kayaking in moving and whitewater environments. Includes whitewater safety and rescue techniques, more advanced paddling techniques, and paddling instructional strategies. Prerequisites: AE 131 AND AE 201 OR Instructor Permission Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-6)
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Equipment, techniques, and instructional strategies for travel and camping in winter conditions on snowshoes and backcountry skis. Includes extended cold weather survival methods, building snow shelters, winter expedition camping, basic avalanche safety, trip planning, and winter travel instructional strategies. Prerequisites: AE 201 Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-6)
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This course provides the skills necessary for facilitating a variety of client groups in indoor and outdoor experiential and adventure programs. Includes group development stages, group discussion leading, active listening, debriefing, frontloading, metaphors, and transfer of client learning. Students will develop and facilitate a program with a client group. Prerequisites: AE 101 Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
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3.00 Credits
Each year this course focuses on a different advanced skill and/ or environment. Skills may include wilderness search and rescue, sea kayaking and other skills. This course may involve traveling to a distant location, such as Baja, Mexico, or other regional or international environments. Prerequisites: AE 201 Credits: 3 Repeatable: Repeatable provided the subject is different. Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-6)
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3.00 Credits
Each year this course focuses on a different adventure topic. Topics may include multi-cultural and international adventure pursuits, corporate adventure training, therapeutic adventure, eco-psychology in outdoor adventure, and other topics. Credits: 3 Repeatable: Repeatable provided the subject is different. Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
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3.00 Credits
Students who have demonstrated a high level of proficiency serve as assistant instructors in Adventure Education courses, with FLC Outdoor Pursuits trips, or with other programs and populations. Students take active leadership roles, prepare and teach adventure topics and skills, implement professional standards, and receive supervision and feedback on their performance. Instructor permission required. A minimum 30 days of pre-approved adventure leadership/instruction experience required priot to enrollment in AE 380. Prerequisites: AE 220 Credits: 1-6 Hours: Each credit represents 50 hours of practicum experience.
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3.00 Credits
This is a capstone course in which students synthesize their experience in adventure leadership, instruction, and programming to explore the details of managing an adventure program. Topics include program accreditation standards; risk management; legal issues; staff recruitment, hiring, and training; and program marketing. Prerequisites: AE 310 Credits: 3 Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
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