Liverpool John Moores University, BA (Hons), Outdoor Education with Physical Education

A wide range of modules are offered and each is structured to ensure that the student develops their understanding of the key issues required to work with young children in outdoor education and physical education; at each level the student is required to complete 120 credits made up of a certain number of core modules, and a number of optional modules at levels 2 and 3. Level 1: At this level the student is required to complete all of the following core modules: introduction to outdoor pursuits; foundations of outdoor education; information and communication technology in geography, outdoor and environmental education; ecological processes and biogeography; outdoor pursuits leadership 1: psychology and practice; geographical basis of outdoor education. Level 2: at this level the student is required to complete all of the following core modules: advanced outdoor pursuits; perspectives in nature education; human geography of upland landscapes; research methods; adventure recreation in the winter environment; earth surface processes; caving and karst landscapes; physical education and school sport. Level 3: at this level the student is required to complete all of the following core modules: outdoor education placement; radical perspectives in outdoor and environmental education; development training; dissertation; planning and delivering the curriculum of physical education; the student also chooses 2 optional modules from the following: recreational ecology and adventure tourism; environmental issues and change; outdoor pursuits leadership 2; glacial and fluvial processes; adventure therapy. Governing Body of Sport Awards: the following Awards are addressed during the course: Mountain Leader Training (England) Summer Mountain Leader Award: the University is an approved Mountain Leader Training (England) course provider; the student undertakes a 6-day mountain walking course in outdoor pursuits leadership 1 in level 1 semester 2 (usually in North Wales); students who have registered with the scheme and logged a minimum of 20 quality mountain days by November of level 1 can undertake the approved Mountain Leader Training (England) Summer Mountain Leader training course, while those who have less experience follow a similar 6-day mountain skills course; there is the option of Summer Mountain Leader Assessment (by outside assessors) in level 3 as part of outdoor pursuits assessment 2; an additional fee is payable for Governing Body Award assessments; Rescue & Emergency Care Level 2 First Aid: the training and assessment for this takes place at level 2 (semester 2) as part of advanced outdoor pursuits 1; this means that graduates who pass first aid have a valid certificate for 3 years; British Canoe Union (BCU) Star Tests and Coaching Awards: basic kayaking skills up to British Canoe Union (BCU) 3 star standard are taught as part of introduction to outdoor pursuits and further developed in terms of the British Canoe Union coaching scheme in outdoor pursuits leadership 1 (Star Test and Kayak Safety Test Assessments) at level 1; opportunities for assessment in coaching awards (by outside assessors) can be arranged both inside and outside the course, depending on individual requirements; an additional fee is payable; Mountain Leader Training (England) Single Pitch Rock Climbing Award: the basic syllabus for this award is covered in the 2 modules at level 1: introduction to outdoor pursuits and outdoor pursuits leadership 1; students wishing to undertake the Mountain Leader Training (England) Single Pitch Rock training or assessment courses can arrange this either within or outside the course time; skills are further developed in advanced outdoor pursuits 1 and opportunities for assessment by outside assessors can be arranged later in the course (e.g. at level 3, as part of outdoor pursuits assessment 2); Local Cave Leader's (LCL) Award: for students with sufficient caving experience the training for level 1 of this award is undertaken as part of the course at level 2 in caving & karst landscapes; assessment for students with sufficient experience in their logbook can be arranged outside the course; British Orienteering Federation (BOF) Awards: orienteering is taught as part of introduction to outdoor pursuits at level 1 and there are options to undertake the British Orienteering Coaching Awards within advanced outdoor pursuits 1 and level 2; John Muir Award: this option is delivered in Snowdonia as part of introduction to outdoor pursuits at level 1 and can be taken further as an option in advanced outdoor pursuits 1 at level 2.