Launch an exciting career in the great outdoors, with Victoria University's Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership.

This unique degree is designed to meet the needs of the outdoor-education and recreation sectors, helping you create a rewarding lifelong career.

You'll learn to apply your on-campus study through a range of activities in our outdoor labs. This practical experience combined with your knowledge of the natural environment, group leadership and planning will open up diverse career possibilities in the following industries:

• adventure tourism
• adventure sports
• environmental education
• outdoor adventure
• outdoor education
• outdoor recreation
• nature tourism.

We offer an exceptional opportunity to gain career experience through a paid internship with The Outdoor Education Group(external link). This internship has been designed to work in tandem with your study, so you can apply best-practice theory to real situations.

Throughout your degree, the main themes will be explored through adventure-based activities such as:

• bushwalking
• canoeing
• cycling
• white-water rafting
• alpine activities
• rock-climbing.

Join VU for one of the most adrenaline-packed degrees in Australia!

The Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership offers several career pathways:

• camp program manager
• environmental educator
• outdoor educator
• outdoor adventure guide, instructor or facilitator
• park ranger
• teaching (with additional Master of Teaching (Secondary Education))
• business owner
• eco and adventure tourism.

The nature-based outdoor economy offers many career opportunities. An industry-based report Outdoors Victoria and Sport and Recreation Victoria – Victoria’s nature based outdoor economy(external link), indicates this industry is worth $7.4 billion annually to Victoria’s economy, employing 71,000 full-time jobs.

On graduation, you may continue on to our Master of Teaching (Secondary) to become a registered teacher.