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Transform Your Passion into Leadership
The program is for students interested in pursuing professional or leisure opportunities leading youth or adult learners in outdoor sport or adventure learning excursions or activities. This is offered through a collaboration between the departments of Educational Leadership (EDL); Sports Leadership and Management (SLM); and the Outdoor Pursuit Center (OPC) in Recreational Sports.
Curriculum and Courses
The program will prepare its graduates to assume outdoor leadership roles through classroom and experiential coursework focused on four elements: Leadership theory and skills appropriate for outdoor educational contexts; technical and interpersonal skills for outdoor activity/sport leadership; environmental science and sustainability practices; and leadership capacities for working with and leading culturally diverse groups of learners.
- EDL 232 Introduction to Community-Based Leadership
- EDL 281 Outdoor Leadership Study Away/Study Abroad
- IES 274 Introduction to Environment and Sustainability
- SLM 150A Beginning Canoeing
- SLM 150C Beginning Rock Climbing
- SLM 150M Mountain Biking
Admissions Requirements
The Outdoor Leadership Certificate is open to all current Miami undergraduate students from any major.