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BA (Hons) - Outdoor Education and Leadership

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What does this mean?

The BA (Hons) Adventurous Education and Leadership concentrates on the education and leadership in their broadest sense with a focus on the increasing awareness regarding health and well-being, recreation for life, climate change and natural connections, thus making the outdoor education programme more responsive to needs, locally and beyond.

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Course Overview

This is a unique outdoor programme in which students will develop competences to work with other people, facilitating a range of experiences, working in teams and providing social, educational and environmental leadership. The students’ outdoor skills will enable them to gain perspectives and experiences that enable a diversity of ideas and philosophies.

On this course you will...

  • Learn from outdoor experiences: experientially, from discussion, by reflection, by investigation, by research and by experimentation. It develops criticality around the concept of outdoor education and leadership, exploring key principles such as adventure, equity, emotional intelligence, inclusivity, and the role and responsibilities of the contemporary and future outdoor practitioner. Graduates will offer critical perspectives to reimagine outdoor practice, to create ethical, environmentally sensitive yet adventurous experiences.
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