Outdoor Adventure Recreation

The Outdoor Adventure Recreation option (PDF) is for those students who see themselves working outside and providing people the opportunity for fun, learning, and adventure in the great outdoors. Students in this option will prepare to be professionals in three stages; 1) developing or strengthening an outdoor recreation skill base, 2) learning how to develop and lead outdoor recreation and education programs, and 3) learning how to manage outdoor recreation agencies. Graduates with the Outdoor Adventure Recreation option may seek careers in several areas including: outdoor leadership organizations like Outward Bound; they may work as an outdoor recreation professional for municipal, state, or federal agencies; they may chose to work in the private sector for a rafting, guiding, or similar company; and some graduates may choose to start their own adventure based business.