An analysis of the current situation of outdoor education major setup in foreign universities
The authors analyzed outdoor education major in universities in the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and revealed the following findings: universities in the said countries generally value outdoor education; outdoor education major is mostly opened by a development subordinate to physical education discipline; curriculum setup involves with multidisciplinary knowledge such as physical education, biology, environment ecology, geography and geology etc, having rich contents and diversified forms; these universities focus on the cultivation of students' outdoor sports skills and outdoor practice ability, having a high caliber teacher team: most of the teachers have an experience in working for an outdoor sports association or outdoor professional group; graduates of this major have extensive employment opportunities, can adapt to society well. Learning from the said countries' experience in outdoor education major setup has positive guidance significance to the development of outdoor sports and the opening of physical education, environment and tourism related majors in universities in China.