Credits: 4 Prerequisites: None
Offered Semester I
OS 1061 Map and Compass This 7 week course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn and develop map and compass skills. Specific skills and knowledge include reading and understanding maps, and land navigation techniques. This course may include an off-campus field trip. Credits: 1 Offered Semester II Prerequisites: None OS 2023 Wilderness First Responder This class is taught as an intensive experience 10-day course the in May session on the Unity College campus. It is a course in emergency medical care that addresses the issues of long-term patient care, backcountry rescue techniques, and survival skills. This is a profession-focused course for those individuals who will be working with groups in backcountry settings. Participants who successfully complete the course will be certified in Wilderness First Responder and C.P.R. Credits: 3 Offered Semester I or May Session Prerequisites: None Fee: $300-700 depending on location OS 2122 Professional Development and Supervisory Ethics This course will examine professional ethics and standards. Students will have the opportunity to develop and improve application strategies, interview techniques, resume, and portfolio development. Seminar topics about the work behavior of individuals and groups, including work motivation, leadership, personnel planning, decision-making, job training, recruitment, rating and evaluation, control of the work force, and specific investigation of the differences between leadership and management. Credits: 2 Offered Semester II Prerequisites: None Alternate years Even OS 3132 Community Practices Students in this service-learning course contribute to local community projects and activities in cooperation with the Office of Community Based Learning. Projects and activities normally vary, with some students serving existing programs while other students create, plan, and/or lead new initiatives. All students provide a minimum of 5 hours of service per week, attend a weekly seminar, maintain a reflective practice journal, and complete a final semester paper, examination, and/or presentation. Students completing this course in order to fulfill a major program requirement also prepare a course portfolio with advice from their major program coordinator. Students repeating this course with variable content may earn up to 6 credits toward general degree requirements. Credits: 2 Offered Semester I and II Prerequisites: Sophomore Status and Consent OS 3313 Program Planning This course provides an overview of the role of program planning in wilderness programs, camps, outdoor education centers, and parks. It gives an in-depth experience in planning an education or recreational program appropriate for outdoor recreation, park managers, and environmental educators. Students design and write programs which include components such as goals and objectives, schedules, lesson plans, risk management, facility needs, equipment needs, budget, and evaluation. Credits: 3 Offered Semester II Prerequisites: OS 1004 or AE 2003, IC 3113 (may be taken concurrently), Junior Status OS 4203 Research and Evaluation Methods in Social Sciences This course covers basic understanding, evaluation, and interpretation of social science research, and studies scientific methods of research planning, conducting, and reporting research. The primary focus is on quantitative research, but qualitative methods are also studied. Credits: 3 Offered Semester I Prerequisites: MA 2243 and Junior Status
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