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Bachelor of Outdoor Education

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Bachelor of Outdoor Education

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Workplace Learning
  • Residential School
  • Accreditation

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Outdoor Education BOutdoorEd

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Outdoor Education (3415OE)

On Campus - Albury-Wodonga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Outdoor Education

Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Normal admission requirements of the University will apply, with students being admitted under the UAC and VTAC systems.

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements for Teacher Education Preparation Programs

English Language Proficiency entry requirements for non-Anglophone International students are: an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening).

Note: Please refer to relevant National or State employing bodies for their English language proficiency requirements when seeking employment.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Students who have completed the TAFE Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation are awarded transfer credit represented as REC01C Outdoor Recreation Credit (16 points) upon application.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 264 points.

Course Structure

The Course Structure comprises: thirty three (33) subjects, equivalent to 264 subject points including a zero (0) point Community Professional Experience subject and a sixteen point (16) point credit package represented as REC01C Outdoor Recreation Credit for completion of a Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation.

Curriculum Methods
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society and Environment
EMR441 Curriculum Method 1: Health & Physical Education & Outdoor Education
EMR442 Curriculum Method 2: Senior Health, Physical, Outdoor and Environmental Education
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society and Environment

Professional Experience
EPT113 Becoming a H/PE and Outdoor Education Professional
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
EPT329 Working Within the Community
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession

Education Studies
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EEE314 Assessment and Reporting
ESC407 Classroom Technology
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
EED308 Adolescence and Learning
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment

Teaching Specialisation Subjects
REC167 Leadership and Communication
PKM260 Interpretation and Environmental Education
ENM101 People and the Environment
REC200 Principles of Ecotourism
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
GEO164 Earth System Processes
PKM364 Outdoor Recreation Design
PKM230 Social Psychology of Risk
PKM363 Shoreline Recreation
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
REC302 Interpretive Guiding Management in Ecotourism
PKM302 Philosophy of Outdoor Education
GEO303 Climatology
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
REC01C Outdoor Recreation Studies Credit (16 points) - Credited upon completion of a Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program (0 subject points)

Indigenous Studies
IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities

Core Studies
LIT101 Language and Text

Key subjects
Key Subjects are effective from Session 1, 2015:

LIT101 Language and Text
IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
EMR441 Curriculum Method 1: Health & Physical Education & Outdoor Education
REC167 Leadership and Communication

Enrolment Pattern

Year 1, Session 1*
REC167 Leadership and Communication
PKM260 Interpretation and Environmental Education
ENM101 People and the Environment
REC01C Outdoor Recreation Credit (16 points)

Year 1, Session 2*
REC200 Principles of Ecotourism
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
GEO164 Earth System Processes

Year 1, Session 3
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program (zero points)
LIT101 Language and Text

Year 2, Session 1*
PKM364 Outdoor Recreation Design
PKM230 Social Psychology of Risk
PKM363 Shoreline Recreation

Year 2, Session 2*
REC302 Interpretive Guiding Management in Ecotourism
PKM302 Philosophy of Outdoor Education
GEO303 Climatology

Year 2, Session 3
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes

Year 3, Session 1
EPT113 Becoming a H/PE and Outdoor Education Professional
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EMR441 Curriculum Method 1: Health & Physical Education and Outdoor Education
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology

Year 3, Session 2
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
EED308 Adolescence and Learning
IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities

Year 3, Session 3
ESC407 Classroom Technology

Year 4, Session 1
EPT329 Working Within the Community
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society and Environment

Year 4, Session 2
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession
EEE314 Assessment and Reporting
EMR442 Curriculum Method 2: Senior Health, Physical, Outdoor and Environmental Education
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society and Environment

*These sessions contain 3 subjects for enrolment as students are completing Cert IV Outdoor Recreation with an external provider.

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
EPT113 Becoming a H/PE and Outdoor Education Professional
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
EPT329 Working Within The Community
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
ENM101 People and the Environment
PKM363 Shoreline Recreation Management

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) until 31 December 2016 for national accreditation recognised by the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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