Adventure Therapy Bachelor of Science
Adventure therapy is a specialized field of psychology that uses outdoor adventure to promote interpersonal, social and psychological wellness and change. The Bachelor of Science degree in Adventure Therapy is designed to provide students the expertise, dispositions, and experience to obtain employment in therapeutic settings located within schools, community health services, and the wilderness. The program develops understanding of psychology and counseling theory to be used with adventure and technical skills. Students enrolled in Adventure Therapy should expect to enroll in the Experiential Educators Block within the spring semester of their first year on campus. Courses will be offered in two seven week blocks allowing for students to experience consistent field based travel within the second seven week block. Students will be off-campus for 2-3 days at a time in the second half of the block. First 7 weeks of spring term AE 1072 Winter Pursuits 1 (optional) AE 2002 Adventure Facilitation Entire semester course AE 1003 Experiential Learning Initiatives
Second 7 weeks of spring term AE 2012 Challenge Course Programming PY 2113 Group Process and Management OS 1061 Map and Compass AE 1012 Introduction to Rock Climbing
AE 1003 Experiential Learning Initiatives (Experiential Educators Block) AE 1012 Introduction to Rock Climbing (Experiential Educators Block) AE 2002 Adventure Facilitation (Experiential Educators Block) AE 2012 Challenge Course Programming (Experiential Educators Block) AE 3013 Experiential Education, Ethics and Moral Development AE 3233 Adventure Therapy Programs AE 4003 Adventure Leadership and Programming AE 3993 Internship ED 2003 Experiential Theory and Practice ED 3333 Education for the Exceptional Child and Youth ED 3342 Exceptional and Universal Programs CM 1003 Composition and Communication I CM 1013 Composition and Communication II IC 1113 Unity Experience or IC 1111 Unity Transfer Experience IC 2223 Environmental Issues and Insights IC 3413 Environmental Scenarios and Solutions MA 2243 Elementary Statistics OS 1061 Map and Compass (Experiential Educators Block) PY 1013 Introduction to Psychology PY 2013 Human Development PY 2113 Group Process and Management (Experiential Educators Block) PY 3133 Abnormal Psychology PY 4223 Counseling Theories for Wilderness Programming A Life Science course A Physical Science course A Humanities course An Arts course A “Community-based Learning” course An “Environmental Studies” course Passing grade on computer applications proficiency exam or LR 1222 Introduction to Computer Applications
Unity College Catalog 2013-2014
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