Outdoor Leadership MA
Introduction
Outdoor Leadership MA is a Masters program taught at Prescott College, USA. Intake: Fall and Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.
The Outdoor Leadership MA at Prescott College is a graduate program focused on outdoor leadership and outdoor experiential education. Core courses cover philosophies and methods, program administration, ethical risk management, transformative leadership, and research and evaluation through Applied Research & Evaluation in Outdoor Education. You also study ecological literacies for outdoor education and DEI-related leadership, values, and ethics.
The program is an asynchronous online degree with 36 credits. You take 6 core Outdoor Leadership (OL) courses and elective coursework in an area you choose, such as environmental education, sustainable business management, adventure therapy, social justice, and activism. In the capstone semester, you create an original research project, such as curriculum development, a business plan, program development for specific populations, or ethnographic research. You may also opt to do a thesis.
Graduates move into careers involving place-based learning at all levels. The program lists roles including Outdoor Program Administrator, Curriculum Design Specialist, Outdoor Education Specialist, Recreational Director, Environmental and Outdoor Program Educator, DEIJ Outdoor Program Evaluator, Nature and Place-based Program Designer, and Adventure and Tourism Travel Director.
Modules
- ADV51000 – Sources of Knowledge: Applied Research & Evaluation in Outdoor Education
- ADV52000 – Earth in Mind: Ecological Literacies for Outdoor Education
- ADV57050 – Philosophies & Methods in Outdoor Experiential Education
- ADV57075 – Ethical Risk Management
- ADV57100 – Transformative Leadership
- ADV59001 – Capstone: Outdoor Leadership
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Outdoor Leadership MA at Prescott College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Prescott College.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Prescott College as pre-requiste for admission in Outdoor Leadership MA.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at https://prescott.edu/area-of-study/outdoor-leadership-ma
More Information
- Outdoor Program Administrator
- Curriculum Design Specialist
- Outdoor Education Specialist
- Recreational Director
- Environmental and Outdoor Program Educator
- DEIJ Outdoor Program Evaluator
- Nature and Place-based Program Designer
- Adventure and Tourism Travel Director
Scholarships
80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.