Outdoor Education
SUNY Adirondack's Outdoor Education degree program studies adventure sports and recreation to educate, train and certify skilled, eco-conscious Outdoor Education enthusiasts. Students develop leadership and management skills through hands-on experience.
- Degree
- Associate in Applied Science
- Program Type
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Career-oriented degrees
- Pathway
- Math and Science
- Credits
- 63
Learning outcomes
- Plan, implement, manage, and evaluate physically, emotionally and environmentally sound adventure programs.
- Analyze and evaluate historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of adventure education.
- Apply current research and industry standards in developing best practices in teaching and program leadership.
- Analyze, manage and mitigate risk associated with adventure programming.
(a) Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments and dilemmas as they occur in their own or others’ work in the field of adventure education. (b) Develop well-reasoned, articulate, and sustained conclusions. - Demonstrate successful completion of nationally recognized professional certification training programs.
- Demonstrate mastery of adventure technical skills.
- Apply theoretical constructs associated with primary outcomes for experiential education, group development, and adventure programming.
- Examine ecological perspectives of recreation and tourism and contemporary environmental ethics, practices, policies and issues as they relate to adventure education.
Curriculum and requirements
Our students learn through hands-on fieldwork. Back-country living, canoeing and Eastern mountaineering form the backbone of our curriculum.
Field trips
SUNY Adirondack sits at the foothills of the Adirondack State Park, home to some of the best outdoor recreation in the country. Vermont and Massachusetts also promise top-notch canoeing, snow sports and majestic mountain peaks. Our students learn through hands-on fieldwork. Backcountry living, canoeing and Eastern mountaineering form the backbone of our curriculum. Students transfer to: Plymouth State University | Vermont State University | University of New England
Outside (the office) job
Regional and local businesses provide students access to real-world internships and networking opportunities. SUNY Adirondack's Outdoor Education degree program prepares graduates for immediate hire. Graduates have more opportunities to turn a love of the outdoors into a career than ever before. Our program gives you the skills to join an existing recreation company or to start your own.
Breath of fresh air
My connections are rooted in SUNY Adirondack and I love that."
