M.A. in Outdoor and Adventure Leadership

Curriculum

This is an example. Please note that the most current and official curriculum information is found in our Course Catalog.

Master of Arts in Outdoor and Adventure Leadership

The M.A. in Outdoor and Adventure Leadership is designed to deepen your personal walk with Christ, sharpen your critical thinking and leadership, and equip you with wholistic programming skills to work with emerging adults, youth, and children in a variety of ministry contexts. The degree is offered in three concentrations that allow focus on vocational interests:

Students are expected to be engaged in work that allows them to continuously integrate academic work with ministry practice. This may be at HoneyRock for residential Graduate Assistants, or as flexible learning students at partner camps, and other organizations. To enable these options, courses are offered in modalities that include synchronous in-person sessions or remote via video; 7-10 day in-person intensives; hybrid formats – part online with 2-3-day intensives; and fully online courses. Courses are planned to limit travel to one 1-2 week, in-person session a semester whenever possible, by sometimes scheduling them to run back-to-back.

Program requirements – 38 hours

All students complete 38 hours of credit to graduate. They include 26 hours of core courses, and 12 hours for each concentration.

26 credit hours - required core

12 hours from one of the three concentrations as follows

Program Leadership Concentration

      And 8 hours of electives (see options below)

Organizational Leadership Concentration

     And 4 hours of electives (see options below)

Higher Education Leadership Concentration

Elective courses

The elective options allow students to gain further in areas related to their context and calling. Students choose from OAL, LEAD or HESD electives listed in the course progression charts or from other available and accessible courses in the Wheaton College Graduate School with approval by your Advisor. Additional electives from the three departments include:

OAL electives available include

Leadership Program electives available include

Higher Education and Student Development electives available include

Other courses at Wheaton College Graduate School with Advisor’s approval

 

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