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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop the essential skills and knowledge associated with winter backcountry travel. Topics may include personal preparation; physical conditioning; equipment selection, use and care; backcountry touring and travel techniques; winter camping skills; shelter construction; thermoregulation and energy conservation techniques; snow science; avalanche assessment; route selection; trip planning; nutrition; and group management skills. Students will be expected to create an interdisciplinary aspect to the course by researching and presenting information on such topics as: geology, glaciology, mountain weather, cold weather injuries, ecology, etc. This course involves lecture and an extended expedition. Course topics, travel techniques and venue of the expedition may change annually.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides practical applications of advanced skills of trip planning, logistics, risk management, group leadership techniques, effective instruction, expedition behavior and low-impact wilderness travel and camping practices. The course will include an extended field experience. Modes of travel used on the trips (backpacking, canoeing, snowshoeing, ski touring, etc.) will be determined by the time of year the course is offered.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course consists of a survey of research in the field of outdoor education, giving students a perspective on past trends as well as contemporary research themes. The connections of theory with practice will be explored. Students will design and carry out a simple outdoor education research project of their own.
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0.50 Credits
Volleyball, Aerobics: Total Body Conditioning, Yoga, Water Aerobics, Weight Training (coed), Women's Weight Training, Martial Arts, Winter Sports Conditioning, Tennis, Spinning, Walk Your Way to Fitness, Burning with the Bar.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the foundations of the profession of physical education. Students will explore topics such as the historical and philosophical bases of physical education and related fields, the role and objectives of physical education and sport in our society, current trends and issues, career opportunities, and professional involvement. (Shared course in VSC.)
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to a variety of active games, dance and educational gymnastic experiences for children. Students will learn how to design, modify, present and evaluate these activities.
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide students with opportunities to analyze the similarities and differences among various team sports. Students will learn how to design, modify, present and evaluate a selection of team sports activities.
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to a variety of individual, dual and lifetime physical activities. Students will learn how to design, modify, present and evaluate these activities.
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