| Adventure Sports: Leadership and Management | AAS (ADVS) | |
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| Adventure Sports: Leadership and Management is an integrated program of liberal arts, general education, critical thinking, environmental stewardship, adventure education, professional preparation, and leadership training. The program utilizes the capabilities of the Adirondack region of New York state to educate and prepare students as adventure education leaders by providing a comprehensive and integrated curriculum that challenges individuals to fully develop their capabilities while respecting and preserving the environment and the natural resources of the region. Students engage in learning expeditions designed to develop leadership and management competencies in adventure education. Students completing the AAS requirements will be prepared to transfer to a four-year program at select SUNY and private institutions or work in one of the fastest growing segments of the service industries, adventure recreation. The curriculum integrates academic content with technical skills in a program of academic and professional preparation for outdoor leaders. The structure of the core curriculum introduces students to adventure disciplines, contextualizes them in theory, practice, and pedagogy, advances training within four variables of adventure (human, equipment, environment, and organization), and culminates with a capping course focused on adventure program management and an internship in adventure program operations. |
| | Cr. | | Course Title | Course Code | | 1-4 | | Freshman Experience | Hrd 100, Hrd 100A or Hrd 110 | | 3 | | Writing I or Writing/Reading Workshop A&B | Eng 101 | | 3 | | Writing II | Eng 102, Eng 103, Eng 104, Eng 105, Eng 106, Eng 108, Eng 109 or Eng 110 | | 3 | | SUNY GenEd Mathematics | | | 3-4 | | Lab Science | Chm 105 (Recommended) | | 2 | | Physical Education | Ped 107 or Ped 108 | | 3 | | Social Science | Ant 103 or Psy 101 | | 3 | | Social Science | Ant 101 or His 102 | | 6 | | Liberal Arts Electives | His 104; Phi 201 & Phi 202 | | 6 | | Free Electives* | | | 3 | | Fundamentals of Backcountry Living | Avs 101 | | 2 | | Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing (Coreq Req) | Avs 102 | | 2 | | Introduction to Eastern Mountaineering (Prereq Req) | Avs 103 | | 3 | | Foundations of Adventure Education (Prereq Req) | Avs 140 | | 3 | | Wilderness First Responder (Prereq Req) | Hed 108 | | 3 | | Adirondack Park Policies and Issues (Prereq Req) | Avs 230 | | 3 | | Adventure Program Management (Prereq Req) | Avs 240 | | 3 | | Adventure Program Operations Internship (Prereq Req) | Avs 178 | | 8 | | Choose 8 credits from at least ONE area of concentration | | | | | Challenge Course | | | 1 | | Challenge Course I | Ped 152 | | 1 | | Challenge Course II (Prereq Req) | Ped 162 | | 3 | | Challenge Course Facilitation (Prereq Req) | Avs 221 | | 3 | | Challenge Course Management (Prereq Req) | Avs 231 | | | | Snowsports | | | 1 | | Skiing I | Ped 124 or Ped 144 | | 1 | | Skiing II (Prereq Req) | Ped 154 or Ped 174 | | 3 | | Outdoor Emergency Care (Prereq Req) | Avs 223 | | 3 | | Core Concepts and Techincal Aspects of Snow Sport Instruction (Prereq Req) | Avs 233 | | | | OR | | | 3 | | Ski Patrol Operations (Prereq req) | Avs 234 | | | | White Water Paddle Sports | | | 1 | | Whitewater I | Ped 139 | | 1 | | Whitewater II (Prereq Req) | Ped 149 | | 3 | | Safety and Swiftwater Rescue (Preqreq Req) | Avs 222 | | 3 | | Whitewater Leadership and Instruction (Prereq Req) | Avs 232 |
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| | 64 minimum credits required for graduation |
| | Additional Information: | | *Recommended BUS101, GEO114, PSY220, SCI155 |
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