Would you like the opportunity to earn a credential that will help you seek roles leading outdoor recreational activities? If so, apply to the Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Adventure Sport program at Liberty University. Below, you will find some details about this post-bachelor course of study.
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<h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3>
<p>As a student of Liberty University's Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Adventure Sport program, you have the chance to ready yourself for a supervisory position in the outdoor activities industry. You'll be able to develop the expertise that could help you seek positions leading expeditions and overseeing challenging outdoor recreational programs. This program provides you with skills that could help you organize bicycling or camping trips as well as sports activities, such as rock climbing or skydiving. In addition to studying management ethics and administration practices, you'll have opportunities to learn to educate your own program enrollees as they prepare to meet and exceed their personal goals with regard to outdoor adventure sports. This program is available in an online format.
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<h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3>
<p>If you are interested in applying to Liberty University's Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Adventure Sport program, you must have already earned a high school diploma or GED, as well as a bachelor's degree. You should thrive on physical activity and enjoy being in natural environments.
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<h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3>
<p>There are three program courses that you must successfully pass. You are allowed up to three years to complete this nine-credit hour program.
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<p><u>Courses for a Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Adventure Sport</u>
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<table border="1"><tr><th>Course Number </th><th> Course Title</th></tr>
<tr><td>SMGT 611 </td><td> Foundations of Outdoor Adventure Sport</td></tr>
<tr><td>SMGT 612 </td><td> Outdoor Adventure Programming</td></tr>
<tr><td>SMGT 613 </td><td> Leadership & Administration of Outdoor Adventure Sport</td></tr>
</table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3>
<h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4>
<p>After completing this Liberty University program, you will be able to seek positions within parks and recreation departments, commercial recreation facilities, travel and tourism industries, camps, or youth and adult services organizations. Field-specific responsibilities could include services administration, program planning, and personnel management.
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<p>Possible future positions include:
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<ul><li>Activities Coordinator
</li><li>Recreation Specialist
</li><li>Recreation Supervisor
</li></ul><h4 id="section---AdvancedDegrees">Advanced Degrees</h4>
<p>If you would like to seek to direct outdoor programs at universities, manage outdoor education facilities, or eventually pursue a doctorate degree, you could benefit from the educational background that a master's degree program could provide. Credits earned in this program can be applied toward Liberty University's Master of Science in Sport Management with a cognate in Outdoor Adventure.
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<p>Other possible graduate programs include:
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<ul><li>Master of Science in Outdoor Education
</li><li>Master of Science in Recreation, Event, and Sport Management</li></ul>
