Outdoor Adventure Education

Our BA in Outdoor Adventure Education is perfect for you, if you are ready to explore the great outdoors and turn your love for adventure into a rewarding career. This exciting course combines practical learning with academic knowledge, preparing you for a professional career in outdoor education and beyond.

You’ll gain hands-on experience through a variety of activities and expeditions. Imagine learning in wild locations, tackling challenging environments, and growing your skills in real-world settings. Our course covers everything from teaching and coaching to understanding important theories and practices.

We are uniquely located with access to the Pembrokeshire Coast and Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons National Park, the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the wild Cambrian mountains. These areas offer some of the best sea kayaking, coasteering, mountain biking and rock climbing in the world. We are also extremely well placed for hill walking, caving, white-water kayaking and woodland based activities.

Our programme is designed to help you develop essential skills through practical learning and fieldwork. You’ll learn from experienced tutors and adventure education providers who are passionate about outdoor learning. They will guide you through exciting and challenging experiences as you become part of a strong community of outdoor enthusiasts.

Throughout your studies, you’ll dive into subjects like principles of teaching and coaching and the psychological, sociological, and philosophical aspects of outdoor education. This mix of theory and practice will prepare you for various roles in health, education, and physical activity sectors.

Join us and become part of a vibrant community that values the great outdoors. You’ll have opportunities to work with outdoor adventure education providers, ensuring you’re industry-ready by the time you graduate. Plus, you can study modules in Welsh to make your learning experience even more enriching.

The programme is based in its own specialist facility for Outdoor Adventure provision: Cynefin. This dedicated space offers fantastic opportunities to further develop the programme with enhanced access to excellent resources and high-quality equipment, impressive teaching spaces and on-site facilities that further promote the key objective of integrating theory and practice.