2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

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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