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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08

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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08 [Archived Catalog]

Outdoor Education and Camping Major (B.S.R.S.)

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Major code BS8108

This option focuses upon planning, conducting, and administering outdoor recreation programs, with special emphasis available for school-oriented programs and resident camping. You may qualify for positions as an interpretive naturalist, outdoor education resource person, camp director, visitor information center director, or supervisor of outdoor recreation programs in federal, state, or local agencies.

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

PESS 227 - First Aid:Work Place Training Credit Hours: 3

Complete at least 17 hours from:

HLTH 202 - Introduction to Health and Lifestyle Choices Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 204 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 205 - Preventing HIV and STIs Credit Hours: 4
PESS 115 - Rhythmics Credit Hours: 2
PESS 218 - Life Guard Training Credit Hours: 2
PESS 220 - Water Safety Instruction Credit Hours: 4
PESS 228 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Credit Hours: 1
PESS 290 - Teaching Aerobic Exercise and Dance Credit Hours: 4
PESS 327A - First Aid: Instructor’s Course Credit Hours: 4
PESS 328A - CPR for the Professional Rescuer Instructor Credit Hours: 3
PESS 339 - Athletic Officiating–Football Credit Hours: 3
PESS 340 - Athletic Officiating–Basketball Credit Hours: 3
PESS 341 - Athletic Officiating–Baseball Credit Hours: 3
REC 290 - Recreational Sport Officiating Credit Hours: 3
REC 381 - Management of Recreational Sports Credit Hours: 4
SASM 391 - Risk Management Credit Hours:

Required Professional Recreation Courses

REC 200 - An Introduction to Leisure Credit Hours: 4
REC 250 - Recreation Leadership Credit Hours: 4
REC 275 - Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Credit Hours: 4
REC 305 - Planning and Operating Recreation Areas and Facilities Credit Hours: 4
REC 310 - Recreation Programming Credit Hours: 4
REC 315 - Outdoor Education and Recreation Credit Hours: 4
REC 336 - Field Experiences in Recreation Credit Hours: 3
REC 405 - Internship Seminar Credit Hours: 1
REC 440 - Internship in Recreation Credit Hours: 16
REC 445 - Research and Evaluation Methods in Recreation and Leisure Credit Hours: 4
REC 449 - Recreation Administration Credit Hours: 4
REC 460 - Concepts and Issues in Leisure Credit Hours: 4

Recreation Tool Courses

PSY 120 - Elementary Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 221 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 5
REC 314 - Camping and Trip Management Credit Hours: 5

Complete 6-7 hours from:

FAR 150 - Viewing Performance Credit Hours: 2
PESS 213 - Youth and Sports Credit Hours: 3
PESS 313 - Sport Club Management Credit Hours: 3
REC 236 - Field Experience in Recreation Credit Hours: 1 to 3
REC 320 - Challenge Course Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3

Physical Education or Recreation Activities

Select 4 courses from any REC 100-level course (except REC 101, 102, and 103) or PED course.

Professional Courses

Select a minimum of 35 hours from:

ASTR 100 - Survey of Astronomy Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 170 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5
GEOG 201 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 260 - Maps Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credit Hours: 5
GEOL 120 - The Mobile Earth Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 130 - Geology of the National Parks Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 211 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 221 - Earth and Life History Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 231 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 312 - Earth Materials and Resources Credit Hours: 5
GEOL 315 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 5
GEOL 320 - Petrology Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 102 - Plant Biology Credit Hours:
PBIO 103 - Plants and People Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 109 - Americans and their Forests:Ecology, Conservation and Policy Credit Hours:
PBIO 209 - Plant Ecology Credit Hours:
PBIO 225 - Flowers Credit Hours:
PBIO 247 - Vegetation of North America Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 303 - Medicinal Plants of Ohio Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 311 - Biology and Human Affairs Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 426 - Physiological Plant Ecology Credit Hours:
PBIO 435 - Plant Population Biology Credit Hours: 5
REC 101 - Orienteering Credit Hours: 1
REC 102 - Advanced Orienteering Credit Hours: 1

Or one course from the following

BIOS 475 - Sociobiology Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 475 - Plant Speciation and Evolution Credit Hours:

Or one course from the following:

GEOG 101 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 5
GEOL 215 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4

Or one course from the following:

REC 103 - Survival I Credit Hours: 1
REC 390 - Wilderness Survival Credit Hours: 3

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