HREC 242 Wilderness Survival Skills

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a 72 hour fall or summer survival situation. Course content includes signaling, shelter building, hypothermia, survival kits, fire building, direction finding, and desert hazards. Fee required.

Credits

1

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

HREC 242Wilderness Survival Skills

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

Health, Recreation & Fitness

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Credit Hours Narrative

1

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a 72 hour fall or summer survival situation. Course content includes signaling, shelter building, hypothermia, survival kits, fire building, direction finding, and desert hazards. Fee required.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Students will demonstrate appropriate safety practices
  • Apply wellness knowledge and practice positive behavior growth using a
  • Understand the concept of wellness and be able to recognize the long term benefits of maintaining a high level of wellness for living in today’s world
  • Students will understand and apply the environmental dimension of wellness through active participation in training exercises and application in the wilderness, while also practicing LNT principles and ethics throughout the wilderness experience
  • Students will understand and apply the intellectual dimension of wellness through application of knowledge about signaling, shelter building, hypothermia, survival skills, and direction finding during field sessions
  • Students will understand and apply the social dimension of wellness through group activities and wilderness scenario situations in the field and in-class sessions, as well as during base camp interactions
  • Minimum of three dimensions of wellness (Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Financial)-Pick at least 3
  • Students will demonstrate appropriate safety practices
  • Students will improve/maintain their level of cardiovascular fitness throughout the semester

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Topics Activities Survival Strategies Syllabus Shelter building What is your mindset?   Expectations and outcomes Fire, Water, Navigation, Signaling ?         How to build a fire ?         How to navigate ?         Differences in terrain and location – what are your tools? Hypothermia and Survival Kits ?         Pack our Packs In the field training / Weekend trip ?         Shelter building ?         Fire building ?         Water filtration ?         Navigation ?         Hypothermia ?         Survival scenarios

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Assignments

Health History Form Liability waiver Scenario based question assignments

Required Exams

Post safety survey on student evaluation Skill check-off Reflection paper post class

Required Text

1. Outdoor Survival by Randy Gerke 2. Mountaineering: the freedom of the hills 8th edition

Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements

Health History Form Liability waiver Scenario based question assignments Post safety survey on student evaluation Skill check-off Reflection paper post class