Outdoor Recreation Certificate
Dream of helping others learn and explore the outdoors? This certificate is for you.
Guiding hikers up a mountain. Leading a 20-mile biking expedition. Teaching tourists how to scuba dive. You'll be better prepared to lead these types of activites and take on a career in outdoor recreation and adventure education. Open to students in any major, the outdoor recreation certificate program focuses your learning on theories and trends in outdoor education and leadership. Plus you'll get to try out a variety of outdoor activities that appeal to your adventurous side!
Want more? In addition to earning the outdoor recreation certificate, you can major in recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership.
Interested in the Outdoor Recreation Certificate?
Contact us directly at:
Department of Health, Recreation & Community Services
WRC 203
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241
Phone: 319-273-6316
Email: rtnl@uni.edu
Testimonials
Courtney Johnson (MA '25) Outdoor Graduate Assistant
The skills you develop in the classroom (risk management, planning, logistics, grit, and more) can apply to almost any job you come around.
Jula Rees (Psychology major with Outdoor Recreation certificate)
The different foundational classes you take teach you about outdoor recreation and different skill sets.... We learned how to plan and personalize trips.
Courses
This certificate requires 15 semester hours of coursework and has various elective options to choose from. Below are just a few of the courses you might take while earning your certificate in outdoor recreation.
- Foundations of Outdoor Recreation
- Managing Recreation Impacts on the Natural Environment
- History of Outdoor Recreation
- Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- Backpacking
- Canoeing
- Rock Climbing
- Winter Skills