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Adventure
theory to
adventure
practice

– the vocational link in
our degree teaching

At the School of Adventure Studies we have built a
strong reputation on a simple philosophy: that to
understand adventure, you need to experience
adventure, and to be a skilful employee and employer
of the future, you need to practice the skills and
develop as a practitioner as well as developing the
critical thinking abilities of a graduate.
Here, we offer you just that opportunity.

Our degree programmes offer students a Practical activities available include work on
host of practical learning opportunities in personal skills training, developing specialist
a wide range of disciplines and activities skills and expertise, coaching and
at all levels of ability. leadership training and practice and
certificated National Governing Body Awards
We base it on a “credit” system of short and qualifications. Students need to meet
courses, where some elements are any stated pre-requisite experience for
mandatory, and some are free for students selected courses.
to select and book onto.

Mandatory elements may either be closely
tied to the module teaching and assessment
or be core skills that we feel all graduates of
our courses must experience (such as
summer and winter mountain skills and
avalanche safety). You will also get the
freedom to choose some short courses to
suit your own needs.

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