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and theory. Heavily emphasizes researchand the practical applications of anthropology.Springs. Prerequisite(s): (AN 4400 or SO4400) and junior or senior standing as a major.(WRIT)(WRCO)AN 4610 Internship 1–12 creditsStudents engage in work programs andthereby apply knowledge gained from majorand minor courses, areas or concentrations.Qualifications to be an intern are determinedby the Department Chair and a faculty memberwho acts as a supervising professor. Onceplaced, student interns have both an immediatesupervisor and a supervising professor.With permission.AN 4910 Independent Study 1–3 creditsProvides a more intense background in someaspect of anthropology through reading andresearch, supplementing previous courses orbroadening the student’s knowledge in somesubject area not presently covered by ANcourses. Consent required of the instructorwho will supervise the independent study andthe Department Chair. With permission.AP – Adventure EducationAP 2010 Foundations of AdventureEducation3 creditsAn introduction to the professional expectationsand opportunities for the adventure educator.Topics include the rationale and benefitsof adventure education, clients and settings,therapeutic adventure, professional preparation,public land resources, environmentalissues and trends in adventure education. Falls.Prerequisite(s): Adventure Education majorsand minors only.AP 2100 Challenge CourseFundamentals 3 creditsIntroduces students to the use of a variety oflow and high challenge course elements forintrapersonal and interpersonal skill development.Focuses on developing instructional andrisk management skills on a challenge courseenvironment. Additional course fee required.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): AdventureEducation majors and minors only.AP 2300 Top Rope RockClimbing3 creditsIntroduces students to the skills and safety systemsassociated with institutional rock climbing,including management of rock climbingsite, belaying, building climbing anchor systemsand performing basic rescues. Focuses onnatural history facts relevant to rock climbing.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): AdventureEducation majors and minors only.AP 2400 PaddlingFundamentals 3 creditsIntroduces students to the skills of flat waterand moving water canoeing. Focuses on topicsand skills such as: selection and use ofequipment, tandem canoe paddling skillsdevelopment and safety procedures and groupmanagement relevant to canoeing. Focuseson natural and human history facts relevantto canoeing. Additional course fee required.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): swimmingcompetency; Adventure Education majors andminors only.AP 3100 WildernessExpedition4 creditsAn in-depth coverage of the planning, preparation,safety, technical and environmental skillsof extended backcountry travel. Students plan,organize and participate in a series of wildernesstrips lasting from three to 12 days. Topicsinclude Leave No Trace backcountry travel,meal planning and preparation, stove use,campsite selection, expedition technology,map and compass orienteering, route finding,weather prediction and group management.Students must have proper personal clothingand equipment for extended backcountrytravel. Additional course fee required. Springs.Prerequisite(s): AP 2010; Adventure Educationmajors only. (TECO)AP 3101 Immersion WildernessExpedition4 creditsAn in-depth coverage of the planning, preparation,safety, technical and environmental skillsof extended backcountry travel. Students plan,organize, and participate in a series of wildernesstrips lasting from three to 12 days. Topicsinclude Leave No Trace backcountry travel,meal planning and preparation, stove use,campsite selection, expedition technology,map and compass orienteering, route finding,weather prediction, and group management.Students must have proper personal clothingand equipment for extended backcountrytravel. Additional course fee required. Falls.Prerequisite(s): AP 2010. Corequisite(s): AP3301, AP 3321, AP 3401. (TECO)AP 3300 Adventure Leadership andInstruction4 creditsThe theory and application of outdoor leadership,including program design, judgment anddecision making, risk management, leadershipmodels and styles. Models and methodsof outdoor and experiential education. How topresent and teach skills and concepts in, aboutand through the outdoors. May be taken as partof the Immersion Semester, for which studentsmust apply for admission. When taken as partof the Immersion Semester, there is a coursefee. Springs. Prerequisite(s): AP 2010.AP 3301 Immersion AdventureLeadership andInstruction4 creditsThe theory and application of outdoor leadership,including program design, judgment anddecision making, risk management, leadershipmodels and styles. Models and methodsof outdoor and experiential education. How topresent and teach skills and concepts in, about,and through the outdoors. Additional coursefee required. Falls. Prerequisite(s): AP 2010.Corequisite(s): AP 3101, AP 3321, AP 3401.AP 3310 Lead Rock Climbing 3 creditsAdvanced course focusing on selection andplacement of protection gear, route finding,lead climbing and belaying, multiple pitchclimbing, advanced anchor building, rescuesystems and climbing instructional strategies.Additional course fee required. Falls.Prerequisite(s): AP 2300 and AP 3300.AP 3320 Adventure EducationPhilosophy andTheory3 creditsAn exploration of the background, philosophicalbasis, ethical issues, research and theories ofadventure and experiential education. Explainsthe “why” behind the “what” adventure educatorsdo. Students apply experiential educationphilosophy and theory to help co-create thestructure for this course. Students developin writing their own personal philosophy ofadventure education. Springs. Prerequisite(s):AP 2010 and AP 3100 (may be concurrent).(WRIT)(WRCO)AP 3321 Immersion AdventureEducation Philosophy andTheory3 creditsAn exploration of the background, philosophicalbasis, ethical issues, research and theories ofadventure and experiential education. Explainsthe “why” behind the “what” adventure educatorsdo. Students apply experiential educationphilosophy and theory to help co-create thestructure for this course. Students developin writing their own personal philosophy ofadventure education. Falls. Prerequisite(s):AP 2010 and AP 3100 (may be concurrent).Corequisite(s): AP 3101, AP 3301, AP 3401.(WRIT)(WRCO)AP 3400 Wilderness FirstResponder4 creditsProvides the knowledge needed to handlemedical emergencies requiring extended carein remote settings. Emphasis is on prevention,decision-making and treatment. Studentswho successfully complete the course andpass the WFR exam will receive a WildernessFirst Responder certificate good for threeyears. Students will also have an opportunityto receive CPR certification. Taught using aCoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 233
Coursescombination of lecture, scenarios and rescuesimulations. Additional course fee required.Springs.AP 3401 Immersion Wilderness FirstResponder4 creditsProvides the knowledge needed to handlemedical emergencies requiring extended carein remote settings. Emphasis is on prevention,decision-making, and treatment. Students whosuccessfully complete the course and passthe WFR exam receive a Wilderness FirstResponder certificate, good for three years.Students also have an opportunity to receiveCPR certification. Taught using a combinationof lecture, scenarios, and rescue simulations.Additional course fee required. Falls.Corequisite(s): AP 3101, AP 3301, AP 3321.AP 3410 Whitewater Paddling 3 creditsIntroduces techniques and procedures to conductriver kayaking programs in moving andwhitewater environments. Includes advancedrescue techniques, river kayaking paddlingtechniques and paddling instructional strategies.Additional course fee required. Falls.Prerequisite(s): AP 2400, AP 3300, swimmingcompetency.AP 3500 Adventure Processing andFacilitation3 creditsProvides the skills necessary for facilitatinga variety of client groups-educational, professional/corporateand therapeutic-indoor andoutdoor experiential and adventure programs.Includes group development stages, group discussionleading, active listening, debriefing,frontloading, metaphors and transfer of clientlearning. Students develop and facilitate a programwith a client group. Additional course feerequired. Springs. Prerequisite(s): AP 2010.AP 3700 Winter BackcountryTravel3 creditsEquipment, techniques and instructionalstrategies for travel and camping in winterconditions on snowshoes and backcountryskis. Includes extended cold weather survivalmethods, building snow shelters, winter expeditioncamping and trip planning. Additionalcourse fee required. Springs. Prerequisite(s): AP3100, AP 3300, AP 3400; Adventure Educationmajors or minors; proper clothing for winterbackcountry travel.AP 3810 AlpineMountaineering 3 creditsKnowledge, skills and attitudes of basic mountaineering,including snow, ice and alpineclimbing, avalanche awareness, use of technicalequipment including crampons, ropes andice axes for snow and glacier travel and crevasserescue. Additional course fee required. Springs.Prerequisite(s): AP 3100, AP 3300, AP 3400;Adventure Education major or minor; properclothing for winter backcountry travel.AP 3880 Adventure EducationPracticum 1–3 creditsDesigned to give students a practical experiencein adventure education. In consultationwith an Adventure Education faculty member,the student is placed with an approved programor organization in order to gain experiencewith one or more professionals. The Practicumrequires 45 hours of work per credit. May berepeated for credit. Pass/No Pass. Studentsare required to pay a liability insurance fee.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): junior orsenior status; minimum 2.00 cumulativeGPA; approval of the instructor or DepartmentChair.AP 3890 Adventure EducationClinical1–3 creditsProvides students practical experience with anadventure education program or organization.In consultation with an Adventure Educationfaculty member, the student is placed with anapproved program or organization, typicallyoutside the PSU setting, in order to gain experiencewith one or more professionals. TheClinical requires 45 hours of work per credit.Repeatable for a maximum of six credits.Students are required to pay a liability insurancefee. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):Adventure Education major; completion of27 credits in Adventure Education courses;completion of 30 days of documented leadershipand instruction experience; approval ofthe instructor or the Department Chair.AP 3950 Special Topics in AdventureEducation3 creditsEach year focuses on a different adventuretopic, skill and/or environment. Topics mayinclude therapeutic adventure, multi-culturaland international recreation and adventurepursuits, and eco-psychology in outdooradventure. Skills include wilderness searchand rescue, desert and canyon backpackingand sea kayaking conducted as a field-basedexpedition during Winterim or Spring Break.To familiarize students with new and uniqueadventure environments, may involve travelingto a distant location, such as Baja, Mexico orthe southwest United States. There is a coursefee for field-based skill topics. May be repeatedmore than once with a different topic. Springs.Prerequisite(s): AP 3100, AP 3300, AP 3400;Adventure Education majors or minors; properclothing for the course environment.AP 4300 Teaching Assistantship inAdventure Education 4 creditsStudents who have demonstrated a high levelof proficiency serve as assistant instructorsin a selected Adventure Education course.Students take active leadership roles; planning,sequencing and teaching adventure topics andskills; develop a comprehensive risk managementplan. Students receive supervision andfeedback on their leadership, instructionalplanning and teaching skills. The TeachingAssistant may need to be involved in field-basedtrips lasting three to 15 days and should, therefore,schedule accordingly. May be repeated fora maximum of eight credits. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): Adventure Education major;completion of at least 27 credits in AdventureEducation courses including AP 3300; permissionof the instructor.AP 4600 Organization andAdministration of AdventureEducation3 creditsCapstone course in which students synthesistheir experience in adventure leadership,instruction and programming to explore thedetails of managing an adventure program.Topics include risk management for the administrator;legal issues; accreditation standards;staff recruitment, hiring and training; marketing;fiscal management. Additional course feerequired. Springs. Prerequisite(s): AdventureEducation major; completion of at least 27 creditsin Adventure Education courses.AP 4880 Adventure EducationInternship 6–12 creditsA culminating experience for the AdventureEducation major. In consultation with anAdventure Education faculty member, thestudent is placed with an approved programor organization outside the PSU setting inorder to gain a variety of on-the-job professionalexperiences. Each internship creditrepresents 45 hours of experience, so studentsshould plan for a minimum of seven weeks offull-time experience. Some internships mayinclude housing, meals and/or a small stipend.Students are required to pay a liability insurancefee. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):Adventure Education major; minimum 2.70cumulative and major GPA; completion of atleast 33 credits in Adventure Education courses;completion of 60 days of documented leadership/instructionexperience; approval of theinstructor or the Department Chair.AP 4910 Independent Study 1–3 creditsA student-initiated research project on aselected topic agreed to by a Department facultytutor. Consent required of the instructorwho will supervise the independent study andthe Department Chair. 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