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Outdoor Education

Students in the Outdoor Education Teaching Specialisation learn in a number of outdoor classrooms in addition to being housed predominantly in the Centre for Human Movement. 

Outdoor Education units utilise outdoor education centres, bush, rock, and river environments in addition to the challenge ropes course situated on the Launceston Campus to teach theory in practice.

Outdoor Education Teaching Specialisation Units include:

ESP312 – Foundations of Outdoor Education

ESP313 – Outdoor Environments 1

ESP321 – Safety and Risk Management in the Outdoors

ESP413 – Outdoor Environments 2

ESP404 – Issues in Outdoor Education

ESP405 – Pedagogy of Outdoor Education

ESP406 – Outdoor Journeys

Throughout these units, students learn about underpinning theories and how these relate in practice.  Practical applications of theory are embedded into all units.