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 4.125 years (8.25 sessions)

Overall: 4.125 Years Actual: 4 Years

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

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

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 Subjects
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 Subjects
EPT241 Professional Experience Introduction
EPT329 Working Within the Community
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession

Community Professional Experience Subject
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program (0 subject points)

Education Subjects
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
ESC407 Classroom Technology
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
EED308 Adolescence and Learning
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EED408 Successful Teaching

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
GEO363 Community Engagement and Capacity Building
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
REC302 Interpretive Guiding Management in Ecotourism
PKM302 Philosophy of Outdoor Education
GEO303 Climatology
REC01C Outdoor Recreation Studies Credit (16 points) - Credited upon completion of a Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation

Indigenous Culture & History Subject
IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities

Core Studies
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics

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
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
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
PKM260 Interpretation and Environmental Education

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
EPT241 Professional Experience Introduction
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EMR441 Curriculum Method 1: Health & Physical Education and Outdoor Education
EED408 Successful Teaching

Year 3, Session 2
GEO360 Community Engagement and Capacity Building
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
EEE405 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
EPT241 Professional Experience - Introduction to the Secondary Context
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.

ENM101 People and the Environment

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

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) until 31 December 2019 for national accreditation recognised by the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).