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Outdoor Adventure Education (Full-time) (BA Hons)

Carmarthen
3 Years Full-time
96 UCAS Points

The BA Outdoor Adventure Education programme is designed to provide an academically rigorous and vocationally relevant degree.

Principally, the programme is designed to integrate the practical and vocational skills necessary to work in the outdoor sector with strong academic understanding and appreciation of broader principles relating to fields of pedagogy, psychology, sociology, wellbeing and philosophy.

Whilst the programme provides an ideal foundation for work within the field of outdoor adventure, it has also proven highly suitable for a range of other employment roles that are emerging within health, education and physical activity more generally.

Read the latest issue of the Cynefin Beacon, the in-house magazine for students and others interested in Outdoor Adventure Education (BA).

Modules in this course are available in Welsh. Students are encouraged to pursue as much of their programme through the medium of Welsh as possible.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
  • On-campus
  • Full-time
Language:
  • English
  • Welsh
Institution code:
T80
UCAS code:
3L2N
Course length:
3 Years Full-time
Entry requirements:
96 UCAS Points

Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
UWTSD Carmarthen is uniquely placed in terms of access to a range of world-class activity locations.
02
The programme benefits from its own specialist facility for Outdoor Adventure provision: Cynefin.
03
The course has a long and rich grounding in teamwork and collective endeavour.

What you will learn

UWTSD Carmarthen is uniquely placed in terms of access to a range of world-class activity locations, such as the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

These areas offer some of the best sea kayaking, coasteering, mountain biking and rock climbing in the world. We are also extremely well placed for hill walking, caving, white-water kayaking and woodland based activities.

The programme benefits from its own specialist facility for Outdoor Adventure provision: Cynefin. This dedicated space offers fantastic opportunities to further develop the programme with enhanced access to resources, improved teaching spaces and on-site facilities that further promote the key objective of integrating theory and practice.

The programme team aim to create an inclusive environment where all staff and learners feel safe, valued, respected and are able to fulfil their potential.

The programme is structured to allow students to engage in seasonal work.

Ecology of Adventure

(20 credits)

Learning in the Digital Era

(20 credits)

The Great Outdoors

(20 credits)

Adventure: A Risk Worth Taking?

(20 credits)

Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference

(20 credits)

Facilitating Adventurous Activities

(20 credits)

Compulsory

Research in Health, Exercise and Physical Education

(20 credits)

Understanding Adventure Leadership

(20 credits)

Psychology of Personal Adventure

(20 credits)

Sustainable Journeys

(20 credits)

Developing your Professional Profile (Placement)

(20 credits)

Optional

Discovering Outdoor Lifestyles

(20 credits)

Foundations for High Quality Physical and Outdoor Learning

(20 credits)

International Mobility Opportunity

((60 Credits) )

Compulsory

Critical Incidents in Adventurous Activities

(20 credits)

Perspectives on Outdoor Education

(20 credits)

Landscape and Sustainable Recreation

(20 credits)

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Optional

Curriculum Adventure

(20 credits)

Coaching Pedagogy

(20 credits)

Course Page Disclaimer

  • We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals. 

    For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Accommodation

Carmarthen Accommodation

Carmarthen Accommodation

Carmarthen has a variety of accommodation and we guarantee accommodation for 1st Years with availability for your 2nd and 3rd Years. Based on our Carmarthen campus you will be right in the middle of everything, with options to suit all budgets. 

Further information

  • 96 UCAS points or subject to interview. We also welcome applications from mature students (21 or over) with relevant outdoor experience.

  • The aim of the assessments are to enable students to demonstrate that they have met the aims of the programme and achieved the learning outcomes of each module.

    Given the practical nature of the programme, assessments are devised to maximise the link between theory and practice and allow students to demonstrate intellectual rigour and to reflect critically on their own experiences.

    A variety of formats are used for coursework and practical assessments, including:

    Portfolios
    Practical teaching/coaching
    Essays
    Journals
    Presentations
    Digital Media
    Blogs
    Academic interviews.

  • ‘Other than providing a personal first aid kit, river knife and some basic outdoor clothing there are currently no mandatory additional costs to this programme.

  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.  To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries.

  • The Outdoor Adventure Education programme is enhanced with our established partnership with the University of South-Eastern Norway which offers an outstanding opportunity to study Nordic Backcountry Skiing and Outdoor Leadership for a semester in the second year. 

  • There are numerous opportunities for students to gain experience of different employment roles within the sector.

    There are close ties between the programme and the relevant professional and governing bodies, with a number of strong partnerships with local businesses and third-sector organisations. As such, students are well placed to relate their studies with the wider communities of practice.

    The programme includes opportunities for students to gain a number of governing body awards at different levels, in a range of activities. These awards require students to register with the relevant governing bodies and to maintain logbooks of experience.