Indiana University Bloomington
CORE: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation/Education Program
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curriculum


Undergraduate

L180 Participant Leadership Development 1 credit
R272 Recreation Activities & Leadership Methods 3 credits
R370 Wilderness First Responder 3 credits
R380 Outdoor Experiential Education Instructional Techniques & Methods 3 credits
R385 Wilderness in the American Mind 3 credits
R413 Outdoor Adventure Programming Organization & Leadership 3 credits

Graduate

R513 Outdoor Adventure Programming 3 credits
R515 Special Concerns in Parks & Recreation 3 credits
R520 Organizational Leadership of Leisure Studies 3 credits
R585 Wilderness in the American Mind 3 credits
R641 Readings in Recreation 1 credit

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CORE satisfies 160 of the 320 required professional development hours for Outdoor Recreation and Resource Management majors.

Some course substitutions can be made. Please contact the CORE program coordinator for more information.

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Minors

The CORE curriculum fulfills most of the requirement for two minors offered through Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies.

The Leadership minor can be earned by taking

The Outdoor Recreation and Resource Management minor can be earned by taking

Our program curriculum does not allow for any other courses to be taken during the CORE spring semester, so please plan ahead with your advisor if you would like to pursue one of the minors listed above.

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