Leadership in Terrestrial Environments

Course aim

The aim of the course is for students to develop and demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge required for professional outdoor leadership in a terrestrial environment.

Course content

Outdoor Leadership in terrestrial environments, including instruction, outdoor activity skills, planning, organization, management evaluation, risk management, critical evaluation of practice.

Textbook(s)

Froude, C & Polley S 2011, Outdoor Education: Foundations for Secondary and Tertiary Education, 2nd edn., Impact, Perth, WA

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 2024	Foundations of Outdoor Leadership

Students must also have an experience log of a minimum of 10 days lightweight overnight bushwalking experience gained through coursework or external experience.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	4 hours x 2 weeks
Workshop	8 days x -
Field Placement	4 days x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Portfolio, Practical examination, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.