Outdoor & Community Recreation Education

Enhance your experience with a degree in Outdoor and Community Recreation Education. You'll prepare for the rapidly growing recreation field, which offers diverse opportunities in areas like public parks, community recreation, wilderness therapy and outdoor adventure programs. With Utah's vast public lands, national parks, ski resorts and numerous outdoor companies, the recreation industry is a major economic driver, employing thousands and contributing billions to the economy.

Graduates can pursue fulfilling careers that positively impact individual wellbeing and communities, making opportunities in the recreation field both rewarding and accessible. You'll help shape the future of outdoor recreation and contribute to its continued expansion nationwide.

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Program Options

Bachelor's in Outdoor & Community Recreation Education

Gain skills for your future career as an outdoor recreation entrepreneur, or as a leader in outdoor, or community-based recreation.

Associate of Applied Science in Outdoor Leadership

Be guided through an experientially-driven degree and gain the technical skills and certifications to work in the outdoor industry.

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Increase your employment opportunities in recreation-related fields with a BIS emphasis in outdoor and community recreation education.

Minor in Outdoor & Community Recreation

Explore Utah’s outdoors and add recreation education skills to your degree with upper-division coursework.

Minor in Outdoor Leadership

Develop skills as an outdoor leader while pursuing coursework in technical activities such as climbing and skiing.

Activity Courses

Paddleboarding, skiing, rock climbing, fishing, and more. Outdoor and community recreation education offers several 1-credit recreation courses set in Utah’s natural landscape. Open to all majors!

Resources

Contact

Jon Griffith
Program Director, Outdoor and Community Recreation Education
Swenson Building 404B
801-626-7043
jonathangriffith2@weber.edu

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Advising

Brittni Strickland
Academic Advisor & Internship Coordinator
Swenson Building 313A
801-626-7425
brittnistrickland@weber.edu