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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Introduces orienteering, compass and GPS use, topography, and geocaching as a sport. Teaches map reading, using a compass, decision-making and team work. Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on the introduction to first aid protocols causes, signs and symptoms of injury for coaches, injury prevention, preseason physicals, fitness screenings, and conditioning programs and return to play guidelines, injury prevention and risk management, as well as the design and implementation of a medical emergency plan. Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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2.00 Credits
Examines the role of outdoor professionals in wilderness medicine and the response, care, and rescue of outdoor participants in non-urban environments. Provides intensive, in-depth training in the areas of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, patient assessment system, body systems, environmental injuries/ conditions, anaphylaxis, lifing/moving/extrication, patient carries, and backcountry medicine. Course requires successful passage of National Certification Exam. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 1 hour. Total 2 hours per week.
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2.00 Credits
Presents backpacking skills including destination selection, route planning, gear selection and preparation (individual and group), trip safety, packing techniques, wilderness medicine and backcountry protocols, food selection, cooking techniques and clothing selection. Presents land use ethic of Leave No Trace, permitting requirements and outdoor skills. Laboratory 4 hours per week.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite is ability to swim. Introduces the history of canoeing, paddling techniques, safety, water conditions, and trip planning related to canoe operation in a river, lake or ocean environment. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
(formerly RPK 205) Covers fundamentals of rock climing, belay skills, gear and hardware specific to sport climbing. Presents climbing techniques, climbing and climb site safety, knots, and equipment care and maintenance. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Prepares coaching professionals to develop and implement emotionally and physically healthful youth sports programs. Includes an analysis of the youth sports program planning process including: philosophy development, learning styles and outcomes, managing parents and players, skills development, risk management, financial planning, strategic partnerships, and sports event management. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
(formerly RPK 215) Presents camping skills, including destination selection, route planning, gear selection and preparation (individual and group), trip safety, packing techniques (from car camping to "going light"), food selection, cooking techniques, and shelter selection. Presents land use ethic of Leave No Trace, permitting requirements and outdoor skills. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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5.00 Credits
Experimental courses to test their viability as permanent offerings. Each offering of the course must be approved by the academic dean. An experimental course may be offered twice, after which the course must be approved following VCCS processes for adding new courses to the Master Course File. Credit/work ratio maximum 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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5.00 Credits
Topics In: Exploration of topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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