AUT - Outdoor education major: Bachelor of Sport and Recreation
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Outdoor education major: Bachelor of Sport and Recreation
Outdoor education is an exciting and extremely rewarding industry in New Zealand. With this major, you will learn and experience rock climbing, sea kayaking, white water kayaking, tramping, sailing, bush craft and high ropes.
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation: degree outline
Overview
Being skilled in outdoor education enables graduates to work in many fields – from teaching in schools or working in outdoor pursuit centres, to being adventure tourism operators and – given the right experience – in management. Students will learn from some of the country’s most experienced staff in outdoor education and will encounter New Zealand’s many unique environments. From oceans to mountain ranges outdoor education students will be among them.You may choose to to continue with a 4th year to complete a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching to qualify as a teacher specialising in outdoor education.
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Structure
Below is a summary only. For a comprehensive overview of this qualification, please refer to the Academic calendar.
Year 1
You will study core or compulsory papers from across the degree.
Core papers
515009 Nutrition, Activity and Health
555301 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
515206 Managing Sport and Recreation
555201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
515568 Land Based Pursuits
515569 Water Based Pursuits
and 2 optional BSR paper
Years 2 and 3
You take papers from your major area(s) of study and undertake your industry work placements (co-operative education).
Year 2 papers
516001 Industry Experience and Research
516023 Legal Issues for Sport and Recreation
516557 Sport and Recreation in Society
516546 Teaching and Leadership in the Outdoors
516550 Group Development and Facilitation in the Outdoors
516551 Advanced Pursuit Practice
516552 Ngahere/Burshcraft
516554 Outdoor Leadership
Year 3 papers
517001 Sport and Recreation Co-operative I (in an outdoor education area)
517002 Sport and Recreation Co-operative II (in an outdoor education area)
517041 Ourdoor Education Theory and Practice
517042 Outdoor Pholosophy
and 2 optional BSR paper
Optional Papers
You may wish to select paper 516011 School and Community Sport, some exercise science papers, and/or nutrition papers to complement this major.
Career opportunities
- Adventure consultancy
- Adventure education
- Adventure tourism
- Corporate development training
- Commercial guiding
- Environmental interpretation
- Industrial rope access
- Instructing outdoor pursuits – white water kayaking, rock climbing, abseiling and bush survival
- Outdoor education instructor
- Outdoor education teacher *
- Recreation management
- Safety auditing
- Working with youth at risk
Graduates and students of sport and recreation
Other majors in Bachelor of Sport and Recreation
- Coaching
- Health and Physical Education
- Management
- Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Sport and Exercise Science
Other courses you may be interested in
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation & Bachelor of Business conjoint degree
Postgraduate pathways - Sport and Exercise