Adventure Based Learning: Inter/Intra Personal Focus
A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Adventure, Health, and Physical Education and a concentration in Adventure Based Learning with an Inter/Intra Personal focus requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Required Courses: 20 sh
| EDU 295 | RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| ABL 225 | INTRODUCTION TO ADVENTURE BASED LEARNING | 4 sh |
| ABL 410 | ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| ABL 200 | OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP AND FACILITATION | 4 sh |
| ABL 461 | CAPSTONE IN ADVENTURE BASED LEARNING | 4 sh |
Select two courses from the following: 2 sh
Select from the following list of courses: 18 sh
| COM 265 | SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION | 2 sh |
| COR 331 | WILDERNESS AND ADVENTURE THERAPY | 4 sh |
| ENG 255 | TOPICS IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| HSS 212 | COUNSELING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 213 | WORKING WITH GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 320 | GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP | 4 sh |
| HSS 331 | INTRODUCTION TO ADVENTURE THERAPY | 4 sh |
| HSS 367 | PLAY THERAPY: THE POWER OF PLAY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 4 sh |
| LED 210 | FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES | 4 sh |
| PSY 368 | THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP | 4 sh |
| SOC 331 | THE SELF AND SOCIETY | 4 sh |
| ABL 499 | RESEARCH | 1-4 sh |
- ENG 255 only applies when taken as Land & Spirit
- Students who participate in the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Outward Bound or Semester at Sea can petition to the program coordinator for substitution for elective credit(s).
- Students will receive no more than 4 semester hours for participation in NOLS, Outward Bound and/or Semester at Sea.
Program Outcomes
Know and apply discipline-specific theoretical concepts
Use effective communication skills and strategies in applied settings.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to exhibit competent behavior.
Demonstrate how to plan and implement effective and developmentally appropriate experiences for all learners.
Demonstrate inter- and intrapersonal skills and dispositions essential to becoming effective professionals.
Utilize knowledge of the impact of physical activity and health on quality of life when advocating for healthful living.
Total Credit Hours: 40
- Students who select an adventure-based concentration may not also declare a second adventure-based concentration, but they may elect to complete a second concentration from the physical education and health options.
- Students who select an adventure-based concentration may not also declare the Adventure-Based Learning Minor.