BA (Hons) Outdoor Adventure Education at Plymouth Marjon University

Spend three years with like-minded enthusiasts, developing your career in the outdoors. Study an interesting and exciting way of educating people, with active, practical learning, while you grow and develop your skills in natural settings. Marjon’s outdoor education degree is accredited by the Institute for Outdoor Learning.

Faculty: Education, Communities & Children  |  Duration: 3 years full-time and part-time options available  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Introduction to Outdoor Adventure Education, Personal Development through Adventure Education, Paddlesport and Experiential Outdoor Education, Outdoor Expeditions: Theory into Practice, Becoming an Outdoor Professional, The Foundations of Coaching and Leading Outdoors. 2nd Year: Pedagogy of Place in Outdoor Education, Environmental awareness through adventure sport, Managing and Leading Expeditions on the Water, Leadership and Expeditions in the Mountains, Sustainable Adventure Tourism, Placement Training, Nature Connection: Research in Outdoor Studies. 3rd Year: The Advanced Outdoor Professional, Current Issues in Outdoor Adventure Education, Creative Practice in the Outdoors, Placement learning, Outdoor Food: Communities, Culture, and Practice, Honours Project.

Career pathways

A great future awaits you in the great outdoors Employment opportunities exist in a variety of professions. Recent graduates have gone on to become an outdoor learning tutor in school; outdoor adventure activity instructor with Neilson Holidays, PGL, Outward Bound; expedition leader for a travel company; social enterprise/own business e.g. slacklining with Ru-Slack; police officers with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary; fire fighters e.g.

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