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Leadership in the Outdoors
Who do you think should take this course?
The course is appropriate for students with an interest in learning about leadership in an outdoor context. During the course, students will plan, organise, and evaluate outdoor activities from a sustainability perspective. Prior experience of outdoor activities is an advantage.
What characterizes this course?
This course adopts a pedagogical perspective on leadership in an outdoor context, focusing on leadership theories and group dynamic processes. Students will apply basic outdoor techniques. The course includes compulsory excursions, practice in outdoor techniques, and opportunities for students to practise leadership with fellow students. Typically, the course involves one overnight stay outdoors as well as canoeing on lakes and/or rivers.
Students from all over the world participate in this course. As a result, you will gain insight into a wide range of outdoor and leadership contexts through the student-interactive elements of the course.
What expectations are there for the students taking the course?
You are expected to have some prior experience of undertaking outdoor activities in unmarked terrain and natural environments. You must be able to swim and feel comfortable wearing a life jacket (mandatory when doing water activities). You are also required to have appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear that are waterproof and warm, suitable for autumn conditions in Umeå (temperatures may drop to around 0 °C at night). In addition, you will need your own basic outdoor equipment for sleeping outdoors, such as a sleeping bag, sleeping mat, dry bags, and eating utensils.