Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education

You love the outdoors and want to share this passion with other people.

You want to lead, inspire and teach others.

You want a degree that will give you the opportunity to explore alpine areas, rock climb, paddle and bushwalk.When you graduate, you want options to work in different areas across your career.

During this degree, you'll learn leadership, teaching and people skills and put these into practice in a variety of settings.Your subjects are a blend of hands-on and theoretical work, and include outdoor leadership, community and bush environments, and coastal environments.

Your studies will focus on blending hands-on experiences, such as camps, and fieldwork, with the theory learned.

Your future may see you teaching in Australia or overseas, or running outdoor education centres.

Perhaps you'll work in resorts, councils or community organisations.

And maybe you'll start your own ecotourism company.Areas of study include:

aquatics and water safety, coastal environments, community and bush environments, education outdoors, environmental studies, health and physical activity in society, interpersonal practice and counselling skills, outdoor and physical education, outdoor experience, outdoor leadership and experiential learning, pedagogy and place, population and global health perspectives, practicum in outdoor and environmental education, rock environments, sustainable earth, teaching in outdoor and environmental education, water environments.

Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact Federation University for further information on available options.

Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by Federation University for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.

To view current subject information and cost, click on the individual subject name below, or click here to view current subject information and cost for ALL subjects.

Year 1

Semester 1

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES BUMGT1501, 15 credit points

SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY EDUCATION EDHPE1001, 15 credit points

OUTDOOR LIVING AND TRAVEL SKILLS - LAND OEEDU1004, 15 credit points

ADVENTURE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OEEDU2500, 15 credit points

Semester 2

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CHSUG1002, 15 credit points

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE EDHPE1002, 15 credit points

OUTDOOR LIVING AND TRAVEL SKILLS - WATER OEEDU1005, 15 credit points

SUSTAINABLE EARTH SCSUS1500, 15 credit points

Year 2

Semester 1

OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OEEDU2000, 15 credit points

COASTAL EDUCATION OEEDU2600, 15 credit points

LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM OEEDU3700, 15 credit points

Semester 2

JOURNEYS IN OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OEEDU2100, 15 credit points

OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE OEEDU3300, 15 credit points

Year 3

Semester 1

PRACTICUM 1 OEEDU3400, 15 credit points

THE OUTDOOR PROFESSION OEEDU3800, 15 credit points

Semester 2

PRACTICUM 2 OEEDU4200, 15 credit points

EDUCATION OUTDOORS OEEDU4500, 15 credit points

Entry requirements (year 12)

Admissions Criteria for current Year 12 students (2020) and recent secondary graduates (2019 and 2018)

Prerequisites

• Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English.

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.

Guaranteed ATAR

This program has a guaranteed ATAR.If you meet the program pre-requisites and any ‘Essential Requirements for Admission’, we will guarantee you a place in this program with this ATAR. We use the adjusted ATAR, factoring in subject adjustments and SEAS as detailed below.This is not a minimum ATAR or the lowest ATAR selection rank..

Subject Adjustments

A study score of 40 in Biology, Chemistry, any Mathematics, Physical Education or Physics equals 3 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 5 points.

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS). Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, a SEAS application may provide support for your course application.

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Admission criteria for applicants with a Higher Education Study

This course uses the applicants’ entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Previous higher education studies with results at a pass level, including any 'single subjects of study', or successful completion of a tertiary preparatory program such as the FedUni Foundation Access Studies Program (FAST).

Admission criteria for applications with a Vocational Education and Training study

This course uses the applicants’ entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Successful completion of a relevant VET qualification at Certificate III level or higher.

Admission criteria for applications with work and life experience

This course uses the applicants’ entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Applicants who have not completed secondary education, or undertaken any TAFE or university studies should include a personal statement detailing all relevant experience to strengthen their application.

Extra Requirements

Essential requirements for enrolment and graduation

Working with children check

Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements.

Police record check

Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements.