Adventure Education Foundation Degree
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Adventure Education Foundation Degree
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Description
Our Foundation Degree in Adventure Education offers those already working in the adventure industry or who have access to working with groups in the adventure setting an opportunity to gain a higher qualification. You will acquire a range of academic insights that will further your understanding of adventure education in order to develop professionally and academically. Through evaluating your current practice, it is intended that you will be of greater value to your existing organisation or find that new opportunities within and outside the sector become available. On successful completion of the foundation degree you are able to gain entry to the extension to honours programme where you ha…
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Our Foundation Degree in Adventure Education offers those already working in the adventure industry or who have access to working with groups in the adventure setting an opportunity to gain a higher qualification. You will acquire a range of academic insights that will further your understanding of adventure education in order to develop professionally and academically. Through evaluating your current practice, it is intended that you will be of greater value to your existing organisation or find that new opportunities within and outside the sector become available. On successful completion of the foundation degree you are able to gain entry to the extension to honours programme where you have the option to study for a further year to gain an honours degree in adventure facilitation.
Indicative Course Content
Over the two years of study each module follows principles of theory based practice. Through a variety of learning approaches, including work related observations, essays, seminars, tutorials, residentials and distance learning you are presented with contemporary theories and models appropriate to adventure education. The focus of your learning will be theory based practice.
Indicative Areas of Study
- Environmental Awareness
- Psychology of Adventure Participation and Performance
- Applied Adventure Physiology
- Understanding Groups in the Outdoors
- Analysis of Performance
- Residential Experiences
Why this Course?
- Maintain and enhance employment in the adventure industry whilst developing academic knowledge
- Focused on work-based learning
- Foundation Degree students are in a unique position of being able to 'earn while they learn'
- Students attend university for short blocks each semester
- Students will be able to study alongside 90+ full time Adventure Education students
- Students are supported by visiting professionals and practitioners
- Flexible programme of study
Careers
- Adventure facilitation
- Adventure centre work
- Coaching
- Outdoor centre work
Entry Requirements
2 Years Distance Learning
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