Bachelor of Physical and Health Education in Outdoor Adventure Leadership

Laurentian University

Canada,Ontario

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 25,960/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 129

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Canada, Ontario

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1960

Total Students: 9,000 +

Int. Students: 500 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, CA

Bachelor of Physical and Health Education in Outdoor Adventure Leadership

Program Overview

Be market-ready with some of the best outdoor leadership training in Canada.

  • Gain valuable leadership skills, be market-ready, and driven to succeed.
  • Get hands-on experience and earn provincially and nationally recognized technical certifications in canoe tripping, river rescue, sea kayaking, rock climbing, National Lifesaving Society and wilderness emergency first aid.
  • You have the choice of completing a 400-hour internship with leading outdoor adventure industries, leading a 3-week international expedition out of North America, or writing an undergraduate thesis.
  • Self-motivated and passionate students will excel in the small, interactive classes, focusing on leadership, guiding, and instructing in remote or austere environments.

This program focuses on outdoor leadership, guiding and instructing in various environments including remote outdoor locations.
Students in the program will partake in some of the foremost and longest running outdoor adventure leadership training in Canada and have the opportunity to gain valuable experiences and earn provincially or nationally recognized technical certifications in outdoor activities, such as canoe tripping, river rescue, sea kayaking, rock climbing and wilderness emergency first aid.

You will be given the chance to either enrol in a 400-hour internship or lead a three-week international expedition out of North America or do an undergraduate thesis.

The learnings, techniques and theories of leadership, practised in the outdoors, are easily transferable to any other context. Industries today are constantly requiring quality leadership; the adventure leadership discipline understands this and creates the opportunities for their students to be successful wherever they may end up after graduation. Students are well-rounded in their experiences and market ready (and driven) upon graduation. Self-motivated and passionate students will excel in this program which offers many student-directed, and hands-on experiences.