Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Why study Outdoor Recreation?The Outdoor Recreation degree at EWU is one of the most exciting and adventuresome professional degree programs at any public university in the country. Skills courses include whitewater rafting, wilderness backpacking, search and rescue, winter camping, outdoor leadership, wilderness first responder, wilderness survival, and mountaineering. Additionally, students take courses in leadership, programming, administration, budgeting, legal liability, risk management, and facility design.

Career OpportunitiesStudents who graduate with an Outdoor Rec degree find positions as outdoor leaders or resource managers for public and private organizations, including government, commercial, and nonprofit agencies. They also go to work for such places as:

State and national parks River rafting companies Public and private camps Adventure programs Boy and Girl Scouts of America Wilderness treatment centers

Program Director and AdvisorDr. Jeremy Jostad200 PE BuildingCheney, WA 99004509.359.7097jjostad@ewu.edu

Department ChairDr. Matthew Chase200 PE BuildingCheney, WA 99004509.359.7964mchase@ewu.edu

Department AssistantColleen Mastel200 PE BuildingCheney, WA 99004509.359.7961cmastel@ewu.eduSample CareersRec Program ManagerBusiness OwnerRecreation LeaderOutdoor Guide

Associate in Arts & SciencesBA in Outdoor Recreation(87 credits)Physical Education, Health, and Recreation DepartmentCollege of Arts, Letters, and Education

Degree Requirements (AA-DTA) with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements

Required Courses for Undergraduate Students at EWU

International Studies (4 quarter credit min)o ANTH& 234 Religion and Culture (5)o GEOG 102 World Regional Geography (5)o GEOG 105 Geography of World Affairs (5)o GEOG 123 Intro to Globalization (5)o HIST 115 English History 1603 to Present (5)o HIST 210 Global History (5)o HIST 223 History of Russia and Eastern Europe 1533 to

Pres (5)o HIST 230 Revolutions in the Modern World (5)o HIST 280 History of Africa (5)o HUMAN 205 Life & Culture for Study Abroad (1-5)o INTST 105 Geography of World Affairs (5)o INTST 150 International Business (5)o INTST 200 States & Capitalism: Origin/Modern Global

System (5)o INTST 201 Intro to International Political Economy (5)o INTST 202 Cultural Encounters & Tensions (5)o INTST 204 Global History (5)o INTST 261 The Middle East in the Islamic Era (5)o INTST 280 History of Africa (5)o MKTG 200 International Marketing (1-10)o MUSC 117 Music of the World (5)o PHIL 201 Introduction to Political Philosophy (5)o POLS 227 Middle East Politics & Society (5)o POLS& 203 International Relations (5)o SOC& 201 Social Problems (5)

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (10 credits)ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5) ENGL 101 College Composition:

Exposition and Argument (5)ENGL 201 The Research Paper (5) ENGL 201 College Composition:

Analysis/Research/Documentation (5)QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. HUMANITIES (15 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. NATURAL SCIENCES (15-16 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. ELECTIVES (30+ credits) Consult your advisor for course options.

These courses can be taken before or during the major Program. Foreign Language

o Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.

Cultural Diversity (4 quarter credit minimum)o CES 257 Queer Studies (5)o CES/ETHN 100 Race in the United States

(5)o CES/ETHN 109 Introduction to Women’s

Studies (5)o CES/ETHN 120 Introduction to Native

American Studies (5)o CES/ETHN 152 Introduction to Asian

American Studies (5)o CMST 280 Intercultural Communication

(5)o CMST 330 Intercultural Communication

for the Professional (5)o ENGL 276 Women Writers (5)o HD 140 U.S. Race Relations (2)o PSYC 250 Cross Cultural Psychology (5)o PSYC 257 Psychology of Sex & Gender (5)o SOC 105 Blacks in America (5)o SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (5)

Course(s) listed in the left column are those offered at your institution, course(s) listed in the right column are those that are equivalent at EWU.