Leadership in Bush Environments

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
SPOR 3005
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Course ID
201463
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Allied Health & Human Perform
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
Yes
Work Integrated Learning type
Work Integrated Learning type
Fieldwork
Work Integrated Learning hours
Work Integrated Learning hours
70 hours
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
Discipline group A
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course aims to develop students’ abilities in the field of professional outdoor leadership in a bush environment. Students will learn to manage risk, instruct safe practices, respond to critical incidents including injury, and develop search and rescue practices. Students will develop skills and knowledge as an Outdoor Education Practitioner including structured experiential learning, develop advanced skills and knowledge in navigation practice and teaching and develop skills to prepare for and lead an extended lightweight expedition in a remote bush setting for educational purposes. 

  • Course Planning
  • Practitioner Theory and Practice Essentials
  • Navigation Peer-Teaching
  • Incident Response
  • Navigation and Incident Response Intensive
  • Trip Enrichment, Pedagogies and Sustainability
  • Field Trip Planning and Review
  • Mount Remarkable Field Trip

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply skills and knowledge in a complex environment to (independently) lead, guide and instruct safe outdoor travel in an outdoor activity such as bushwalking.
  • Plan and implement an activity in an outdoor setting such as bushwalking.
  • Apply and evaluate a range of teaching and learning methods in bush environments. 
  • Perform comprehensive risk assessments for a complex bush environment.

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed SPOR2005 Foundations of Outdoor Leadership

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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Assumed knowledge

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Assessment

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Degree list
The following degrees include this course
Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) (Honours)
Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Leadership