Program Description
This 8-semester program offers the student an administrative perspective of the outdoor recreation service industry that includes learning, training, and assessment of leadership and program management skills. The program is especially appropriate for the student wishing to start an outdoor-related small business, manage an outdoor recreation or education program, or build a career in leadership of parks, recreation, tourism, or natural resource management.
Majors can choose to live at CWC’s Alpine Science Institute (ASI), near Lander, in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains. Student cabins offer easy access to trout streams, world-class rock climbing areas, and a variety of hike and bike trails ideal for outdoor skill development. The required $250/semester equipment fee grants access to bikes, cross country and downhill skis, snowboards, rafts, canoes, paddleboards, and climbing and camping gear.
General Education Requirements
| Writing Level I (WR1) |
3 credits |
| Writing Level II (WR2) |
3 credits |
| American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) |
3 credits |
| MATH/APPM |
3 credits |
| ARTS/HUM/IT/LSCI |
3 credits |
| ORAL |
6 credits |
| SOC |
(in program) |
| UNST |
1 credits |
| Gen Ed Electives* |
5 credits |
*Gen Ed Electives: With approval by faculty advisor, student may choose a combination of courses with a general education designator to complete the requirements of this section.
Program Requirements
Lower Level Requirements
| IMGT 2400 | Intro to Information Management | 3 credits |
| MDIA 3050 | New Media Ethics | 3 credits |
| MGT 3415 | Applied Human Resources Management | 3 credits |
| PSYC 1000 | General Psychology | 4 credits |
| STAT 2000 | Statistics and the World | 3 credits |
| | General Electives | 14 credits |
Upper Level Requirements
| COMM 4050 | Communication and Conflict | 3 credits |
| MGT 3000 | Financial Analysis Budgeting | 3 credits |
| MGT 3005 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 credits |
| MGT 3010 | Personal Leadership | 3 credits |
| MGT 3110 | Business Ethics | 3 credits |
| MGT 3210 | Management and Organization | 3 credits |
| MGT 3415 | Applied Human Resources Management | 3 credits |
| MGT 4005 | Leading Others | 3 credits |
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| MGT 4020 | Innovation Management | 3 credits |
| | OR | |
| MGT 4410 | Innovative Change Leadership | 3 credits |
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| MGT 4390 | Mgmt and Leadership Capstone | 3 credits |
| PSYC 3110 | Cross Cultural Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 3200 | Industrial Organizational Psychology | 3 credits |
Outdoor Program Leadership Option
Program Electives
Students must choose a minimum of 17 credits from the following list of approved Program Electives to ensure completion of at least 120 total program credits.