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Outdoor Adventure Leadership & Management BSc (Hons)

What makes Outdoor Adventure Leadership & Management at Worcester special?

Our graduates have worked around the world as wilderness guides, outdoor educators, leaders in adventure travel companies and schools.

This challenging programme offers plenty of opportunities for you to apply your learning in practical sessions in the field. With the possibility of gaining additional qualifications in everything from mountain leadership to handling a powerboat, you can explore your interests whilst developing your skills and enhancing your professional portfolio.

At Worcester, you will be guided by our highly experienced team of staff drawn from a range of disciplines within the outdoor industry.

Key features

l Course approved by the Institute for Outdoor Learning l Excellent facilities, both on-site and with the natural resources in the locality, including the Brecon Beacons and the Wye Valley l Course content developed collaboratively with employers through our Employers Advice Group, ensuring your skills are a perfect fit for a career in the outdoor industry l Run in association with Herefordshire and Ludlow College (Holme Lacy Campus)

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Entry requirements

What qualifications will you need?

96

UCAS tariff points

Entry requirements

96 UCAS Tariff points including GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly known as CRB) may be required.

Shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview.

Other information

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk for advice.

Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from http://www.ucas.com   

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Course content

What will you study?

Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.

Teaching and Assessment

How will you be taught?

Year 1

Mandatory

l Foundations of Outdoor Adventure l Water Based Personal Skills l Land Based Personal Skills

Optional

l Weather and Climate l Introduction to Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition l Optional modules offered by the Language Centre 

Year 2

Mandatory

l The Research Process (Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Management) 

l Scientific Approaches to Outdoor Adventure Performance l Facilitation and Reviewing in Outdoor Learning

Optional

l Water Based Coaching l Land Based Leadership l Work-Based Learning (Outdoor Adventure Leadership and

Management)  l Optional modules offered by the Language Centre 

Year 3

Mandatory

l Independent Study l Expedition Studies l Contemporary Issues in Outdoor Adventure l Outdoor Adventure and Diverse Populations l Environmental Approaches to Outdoor Adventure

Optional

l Advanced Facilitation and Reviewing in Outdoor Learning l Outdoor Activities and the Natural Environment l Negotiated Learning Project (OALM)  l Adventure Tourism l Work-Based Learning l The Sports Entrepreneur

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The University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement.  A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support through the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will enable you to flourish and be successful.

Teaching

You are taught through a combination of workshops, lectures, seminars, outdoor and  laboratory practicals.

Workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities.  Seminars enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures, and laboratory practicals are focused on developing subject specific skills and applied individual and group project work.  The outdoor focussed practicals will be based in a variety of locations, locally and further afield, and are focussed on developing the skills and knowledge required to safely and effectively lead and coach a variety of adventurous activities. In the first two years, you will develop an understanding of the scientific and professional context of outdoor adventure activities, with the chance to gain skills and experience in both water and land-based activities.

In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least 4 occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course. You have an opportunity to undertake a work based placement during the summer break in-between years 1 & 2, and a further placement module in year 3. There are opportunities for a semester overseas during year 2, Minnesota in semester 1 and Norway in semester 2. In the final year, you will conduct an Expedition Studies module and a research project in an area of your choice, as well as choosing from a range of modules to suit your interests in areas such as environmental approaches, working with diverse populations, understanding contemporary issues as well as specialist modules in adventure tourism, forest schools and advanced approaches to facilitation.

Opportunities exist to gain additional, optional, National Governing Body Awards in a range of adventurous activities. 

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Contact time

In a typical week you will have around 12-16 contact hours of teaching.  The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected and in the final year you will normally have slightly less contact time in order to do more independent study. Throughout year 1 and semester 2 of year 2 there are full day off-site practical modules, which will include overnight trips away. In year 3 there is a 5 day expedition.

Independent self-study

In addition to the contact time, you are expected to undertake around 24-28 hours of personal self-study per week.  Typically, this will involve , reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library and online, preparing coursework assignments and presentations, undertaking further adventurous activity practice and preparing for examinations.

Independent learning is supported by a range of excellent learning facilities, including the Hive and library resources, the virtual learning environment, and extensive electronic learning resources.

Assessment

The assessment strategy for Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Management is designed to assess the students’ knowledge and skills across practical, theoretical and work based learning.   The strategy at all levels includes written assessments to assess subject knowledge and the exploration of ideas; reflective assignments to enable students to engage with and lead their own learning and personal development; and presentations to support student development in terms of delivery skills and sharing of knowledge.  In addition there are practical assessments throughout the programme of study that assess personal ability, leadership and coaching across a range of outdoor adventure activities.  There are opportunities at level 5 and 6 for students to undertake a work based placement, where students are assessed on their ability to apply knowledge and skills developed through the programme of study to reflect on professional practice.

At level 4 the assessment is weighted towards personal skill based practical assessments; individual written assignments; reflective writing with a focus on skill development; and group presentations.  At level 5 the practical assessments are focused on delivery and leadership of outdoor adventure activities, written assignments that require application of a wider range of knowledge, paired or individual presentations and reflective writing with a focus on professional practice.  At level 6 there are a wide variety of assessment options with a strong focus on research based written work and individual presentations.

Feedback

You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader. Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.

We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.

Meet the team

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics and professional practitioners with industry experience.

 

 

 

Teaching is informed by the research, consultancy, and the majority of course lecturers have a higher education teaching qualification or are Fellows of the Higher Education

Academy.

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Colin Wood

Colin Wood teaches Outdoor Adventure and Work-based learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is involved in research in both areas and leads the innovative MA in Outdoor Education, which supports outdoor professionals wishing to study in their workplace.

Previously, Colin taught at Herefordshire College of Technology and before that had a long career in Outdoor Education working in senior posts around the world for a variety organisations. Colin’s work spanned corporate development, outdoor recreation, sail training and expeditionary learning – including leading numerous jungle expeditions.

Careers

Where could it take you?

Employability

Previous graduates have secured work in Local Authorities, outdoor centres, commercial activity centres, as trek leaders, at holiday companies, in development training organisations, Higher Education, self-employment and teaching.

Alternatively, you may wish to continue to postgraduate study and other professional qualifications.

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Costs

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How do you apply?

Applying through UCAS

Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Management BSc (Single Honours) XN92 BSc/OALM

UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK. 

Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.

UCAS CODE:

XN92

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Get in touch

If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.

Admissions office

01905 855111 admissions@worc.ac.uk  

Course manager

Lee Pritchard Course Manager Herefordshire and Ludlow College - Holme Lacy Campus 0800 032 1986 l.pritchard@worc.ac.uk

Full-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in the academic year 2018/19 will be £9,250 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international (non-EU) students registering in the academic year 2018/19 will be £12,100 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

Part-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in the academic year 2018/19 will be £1,156 per 15-credit module, £1,542 per 20 credit module and £2,313 per 30-credit module.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

Additional costs Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses.

If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Accommodation

Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience, and our welcoming student communities are great places to live and study.

We have over 1,000 rooms across our halls of residence. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Hall' at £98 per week to 'En-suite Extra' at £159 per week.

For full details visit our accommodation page.

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