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Adventure education (5 cr)

Code: YP00DU19-3005

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 19.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work

Teachers

  • Tommi Pantzar

Teacher in charge

Tommi Pantzar

Groups

  • YPMI21SP
    Civic Activities and Youth Work, full-time studies

Objective

You know how to justify the methods and the role of the instructors in adventure education from the perspective of experiential learning theory.

You can recognize the professional possibilities of adventure education in the field of civic activities and youth work.

You know the laws and regulations that govern the safety of adventure education and you use them in planning and carrying out your own adventure.

Content

What philosophical and educational theoretical foundations is adventure education based on?

What educational and experiential opportunities do adventures offer and what is required from the instructors?

What are the methods that can be used in adventure education?

How can the risks involved in adventure activities be managed?

Evaluation scale

1-5