CFOS 100Foundations of Backcountry3.0
Leadership and Risk Management
- Subject
- CFOS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
Emory & Henry University · Courses
CFOS
7 courses with the subject CFOS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CFOS 200Introduction to Adventure Sports3.0
CFOS Electives (Choose Two) 6
- Subject
- CFOS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
CFOS 301Long-Distance Backpacking3
In this seven-week course, students engage in intensive training in preparation for hiking the Appalachian Trail. The coursework consists of in-depth instruction of long-distance backpacking topics and skills, including the history and key figures of the Appalachian Trail, risk assessment and safety, Leave No Trace ethics, footwear, layering systems, backcountry cooking, navigation, logistics management, nutrition, and problem-solving.
- Subject
- CFOS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
CFOS 301LLong-Distance Backpacking Lab
The lab component of CFOS 301 encompasses the on-trail experience for the student hiker. Semester Hours 0.0
- Subject
- CFOS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
CFOS 302Intermediate Whitewater Paddling
This course supports students with a significant interest in advancing skills and techniques in whitewater kayaking and rafting, preparing them for further experiences in guiding and leadership. Participants will paddle class I, II, and III whitewater and engage in a variety of topics and skills instruction, including the history and key figures of whitewater paddling, river rescue, reading whitewater, river running skills, decision-making, group management, weather considerations, and driving and loading vehicles. The course will be taught in a classroom/workshop setting, in the campus pool, and with excursions to local lakes and rivers. *This course is required for whitewater trip leaders. Semester Hours 3.0
- Subject
- CFOS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
CFOS 303(Intermediate Rock Craft)
Item # Title Semester
- Subject
- CFOS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
CFOS 400Capstone in Applied Risk Management
and Backcountry Leadership Working closely with the staff of the Center for Outdoor Studies, students in this course will research, plan, market, and implement an adventure-based trip or program. In a final, comprehensive presentation, students will articulate their personal philosophy on backcountry leadership. To inform the presentation, students will conduct research in their chosen adventure discipline, focusing on contemporary issues in the field with topics including social justice, land management, ethics, options for further education in the field, and career opportunities. Semester Hours 3.0
- Subject
- CFOS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
Source: Emory & Henry University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59