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Course Overview
La Trobe’s Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education takes you beyond the classroom. Get hands-on outdoor experience and build a deeper understanding of sustainability and environmental education. Enjoy opportunities to build and enrich your outdoor adventuring skills while you explore nature. You could spend more than 70 days on field trips* and extended outdoor journeys while building a vital understanding of research on climate change and experiential learning. From bushwalking to kayaking, you’ll prepare to lead groups while they explore outdoor environments and you develop your skill in outdoor learning. You’ll also be ready to help foster respect and appreciation for the world around you. Explore the social and scientific aspects of sustainability, including Indigenous understandings of our environment, and learn how to manage and teach outdoor education programs. Whether you want to guide adventures or educate the community, we’ll help you be ready for your future. You’ll develop the skills and confidence to lead, teach and communicate in any situation. You'll learn: Natural environment knowledge and sustainability Learn about Australia’s diverse range of native flora and fauna and our complex relationship with it. Educational skills Explore how to successfully create and deliver educational experiences about sustainability and the natural environment. Outdoor adventure guiding Explore the outdoors and build your skills in leading groups on adventure experiences. Outdoor safety and risk management Discover how to safely plan for leading groups of people in natural environments. Leadership, teamwork, and communication Learn by experience as you develop strong transferable skills that are applicable in any career. *The number of field trip days is dependent on the major selected.
Where You Can Study
Sydney
255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCommon Questions
The Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education is an undergraduate degree offered by La Trobe University that prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to teach and facilitate learning in outdoor environments, with a focus on sustainability education.
La Trobe University is an Australian institution with its main campus in Melbourne, Victoria. Specific campus locations for this course were not available from the page content at the time of retrieval.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education are typically prepared for careers in outdoor education, environmental education, and sustainability-focused teaching roles, though specific career outcomes were not detailed on the page at the time of retrieval.
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