RCPT 476 - Wilderness Institute

Credits: (9)

Instructional Method: Lectures, labs and field trips integrated into an intensive, heavily experiential primarily off campus course.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Incorporates a broad overview of the field of outdoor recreation. Emphasis is placed on land management agencies and the social and environmental issues that impact on management policy. This course involves skill acquisition and practical field experiences in hiking, orienteering, camping, backpacking, rock climbing, caving, ropes coursing and/or paddling.