Outdoor Recreation
| REC 101 | Professional Dive Skills 1 - Open Water Advanced | |
| 2.00 credits | (2.38,3.62,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| This is a practical skills course containing two PADI modules including National Geographic Diver OpenWater Diver training and Advanced Open Water training. Successful students will receive a PADI certification for each module completed successfully. Students that have completed all course components and have logged 10 training dives will receive University credit for Rec 101. All modules are to be conducted by credentialed PADI Instructors. | ||
| REC 102 | Professional Dive Skills 2 - Specialties | |
| 2.00 credits | (0.75,7.5,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| Corequisite: REC 101 and 103 | ||
| This course contains nine PADI specialty dive modules (Deep Diver, Underwater Navigation, Dry Suit , Night Diver, Boat Diver, Fish ID, Equipment Specialist, Enriched Air and Underwater Photography) and one Diver's Alert Network (DAN) module. Students experience new aspects of diving and will receive a PADI/DAN certification for each module completed successfully. Students that have completed all course components and have logged all requisite training dives will receive University credit for REC 102. | ||
| REC 103 | Professional Dive Skills 3 - EFR, Rescue, Divemaster | |
| 2.00 credits | (3.25,8.75,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| Corequisite: REC 101 and 102 | ||
| This course contains three PADI modules including Emergency First Responder (EFR), Rescue Diver and Divemaster. The divemaster is the first professional dive rating in the recreational dive industry. Students will receive a PADI certification for each module completed successfully. Students that have completed all course components and have logged 60 training dives will receive University credit for REC 103 and certification for EFR, Rescue Diver and Divemaster rating. | ||
| REC 104 | Professional Dive Skills 4 - Drift Diver Gas Blender | |
| 1.00 credit | (1,1.75,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| Prerequisite: REC 101 | ||
| Corequisite: REC 105 and 106 | ||
| This course contains the PADI Drift Diver module and the Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) Gas Blender Module. Practical skills acquired will allow students to safely dive in drift conditions and to safely mix breathing gases for recreational diving. Students will receive PADI certification for Drift Diver and Certification for DSAT Gas Blender upon successful completion. | ||
| REC 105 | Professional Dive Instruction 1 - EFR Instructor, MSDT | |
| 2.00 credits | (1.5,3,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| Corequisite: REC 104 and 106 | ||
| This Course contains two modules including the Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor and Care for Children training and Master Scuba Diver Trainer Preparation. The EFR Instructor and for Children module is a CPR, AED and First Aid training component that teaches participants how to provide emergency care for injured or ill children. The Master Scuba Diver Trainer preparation module is an instructor credential preparation which allows PADI instructors to teach a minimum of five specialties. | ||
| REC 106 | Professional Dive Instruction 2 - IDC | |
| 3.00 credits | (5,3,0) hrs | 08 wks |
| Prerequisite: REC 103 | ||
| Corequisite: REC 104 and 105 | ||
| Also known as the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), the program consists of two parts-the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. The AI course and the OWSI programs are combined into a continuous IDC program that is delivered by a PADI Course Director (Instructor Trainer) as preparation for the PADI Instructors Examination. Upon successful completion on REC 106 students will be eligible to take the PADI IE. | ||
| REC 107 | Interpreting the Outdoor Environment | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| This course introduces physical geography in the context of commercial outdoor recreation. Students interpret the physical geography of British Columbia in a manner appropriate to wilderness guiding or other commercial recreation settings. They apply their awareness and understanding to other regions and countries. The course addresses earth processes in the context of landscape interpretation including geology, hydrology, oceanography, glaciology, and atmospheric science with a focus on interpreting weather. | ||
| REC 111 | Introduction to Commercial Outdoor Recreation | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| This course provides an overview of the commercial outdoor recreation industry within the context of the overall tourism industry. Students examine the interrelationships between the different tourism sectors, and the economic, environmental, cultural and social impact of tourism at local and global scales. | ||
| Note: This course is equivalent to TOUR 111 and TOUR 160. Duplicate credit will not be granted for TOUR 111 or TOUR 160. | ||
| REC 149 | Computer Applications for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| This course provides the student with hands-on experience in using computer technology to manage text documents, electronic presentations and spreadsheets. | ||
| REC 151 | The Outdoor Recreation Environment | |
| 3.00 credits | (3,1.5,1) hrs | 15 wks |
| Students will develop skills in the interpretation of weather and climate and their impact on outdoor recreation activities. Mountain and marine weather and personal forecasting will be examined using field work. | ||
| REC 152 | Environmental Stewardship I | |
| 3.00 credits | (3,3,1) hrs | 15 wks |
| An examination of the role of the outdoor recreation professional in environmental stewardship. Topics include: conservation issues, environmental ethics, policy and planning and sustainability. | ||
| REC 156 | Natural History for Outdoor Leaders | |
| 3.00 credits | (3,3,1) hrs | 15 wks |
| Students will develop the skills to interpret the natural environment in this field-based course, through the application of principles and concepts of ecology, the identification of flora and fauna, and the interpretation of local ecosystems. Contemporary stewardship issues facing southwest British Columbia will be highlighted. | ||
| Note: Courses that are offered in Squamish may be delivered in a condensed format. | ||
| REC 157 | Wilderness Skills | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Develops skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to provide challenging, safe adventure experiences in a temperate climate during spring, summer and fall. | ||
| Note: Courses that are offered in Squamish may be delivered in a condensed format. | ||
| REC 163 | Wilderness First Aid I | |
| 3.00 credits | (60,0,0) hrs | 01 wks |
| An introductory course in first aid skills pertaining specifically to the wilderness environment. | ||
| Note: Courses that are offered in Squamish may be delivered in a condensed format. | ||
| REC 169 | Interpreting Natural and Cultural Landscapes | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| The goal of this course is to enable students to develop an awareness, appreciation and understanding of the physical landscape. Emphasis will be placed on the geology and landforms of southwestern British Columbia. | ||
| Note: Courses that are offered in Squamish may be delivered in a condensed format. | ||
| REC 175 | Guiding and Teaching for Mountain Biking | |
| 3.00 credits | (30,0,0) hrs | 02 wks |
| Prerequisite: REC 263 is a prerequisite or co-requisite | ||
| In this course, students develop mountain bike teaching and single-day guiding skills and apply these skills to the environment of the trails. The course covers the material required to teach mountain biking from a beginner level to an intermediate level and to guide mountain bike students on a single-day trip. The course also covers different bike types and components including maintenance and repairs required when teaching mountain biking and guiding a single-day trip. | ||
| REC 225 | Entrepreneurship in Commercial Outdoor Recreation | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Prerequisite: 15 credits of lower level Tourism Management courses including TOUR 116, and one of REC 111, TOUR 111 or TOUR 160 | ||
| This course enables students to establish, develop, and operate businesses in outdoor recreation settings. It introduces students to entrepreneurship concepts, principles and processes as they apply to commercial outdoor recreation, as well as the challenges specific to commercial outdoor recreation such as tenure, permits and insurance. Students conduct feasibility analyses and prepare a business plan for a commercial recreation business. | ||
| Note: This course is equivalent to TOUR 255. Duplicate credit will not be granted. | ||
| REC 245 | Organizational Leadership for Outdoor Recreation Programs | |
| 3.00 credits | (5.45,0,0) hrs | 11 wks |
| Prerequisite: 15 credits towards Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree | ||
| This course examines the way in which individuals function effectively in outdoor recreation agencies and in groups in the field. Communication models will be examined as well as strategies and techniques for effective leadership, motivation, stress management, promotion of positive group dynamics and teambuilding. Students will learn how to work with colleagues and with clients to develop and deliver successful outdoor recreation programs. Students will apply course concepts in designing successful outdoor programs. Readings, settings and case studies for this course will include outdoor leadership situations and workplaces likely to be encountered by graduates of the Outdoor Recreation Management program. | ||
| REC 252 | Project for Change: Sustainability in Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | |
| 3.00 credits | (3,4.5,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| This course illustrates the significant role that sustainability plays to the tourism and outdoor recreation industry. It prepares students with the skills and knowledge to work within sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation operations. The course is designed to build environmental and social awareness and enable students to become agents for positive change in the world. | ||
| REC 255 | Outdoor Recreation Practicum | |
| 6.00 credits | (0,0,28.5) hrs | 14 wks |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits toward the Outdoor Recreation Management program Diploma | ||
| Corequisite: TOUR 151 | ||
| The practicum is designed to integrate classroom theory with working experience in the field. Students will arrange with the faculty liaison to spend three and one-half months in an acceptable agency placement, and will be responsible to a specific agency supervisor. Students will be provided with terms of reference for the practicum experience. Student work performance and potential will be evaluated by the faculty liaison and agency supervisor, and students will make a major presentation to the department at the conclusion of the practicum. | ||