Outdoor Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education

PGDOESE

We are now accepting applications for this new pathway, the first of its kind in the sector. Most academic courses have a practical focus and are taught from our Edinburgh base as well as our residential outdoor centre in the Cairngorms National Park and on the Island of Rùm (National Nature Reserve) in the Western Isles of Scotland.

In addition, there is a Professional Development Programme that consists of a 5-week placement plus two separate weeks spent outdoors (one land-based and the other water-based at our residential outdoor centre) integrating the academic study with practical environmental education. Further practical courses are available through the Section's Professional Development Programme. These may be taken as additional options (see below).

The programmes can be followed on both a full-time and part-time basis. Three of the academic courses and the two practical courses are programmed as residential weeks, which are ideal for part-time students who live some distance from Edinburgh.

Academic courses

Assessment

Academic courses are assessed by 4000 word assignment or equivalent.

Professional Development Programme

Progression diagram for the Postgraduate Diploma in Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education

These three Postgraduate Certificate in OESE courses:

Diagram 1

Plus the following three courses:

Diagram 2

Plus the Professional Development Programme:

Diagram 2

Admission requirements

Applicants for our postgraduate programmes normally hold an undergraduate university degree or equivalent professional qualification. Those who do not hold first degrees but whose employment or other educational experience provides evidence of intellectual and professional ability of an equivalent standard are also encouraged to apply.

Cost

Please contact the Postgraduate Office for information on fees.

Duration

Full-time or part-time, 12-48 months.

Application procedure and deadline

Applications should be submitted as early as possible because places are limited. For general information and application forms the main point of contact is:

College of Humanities and Social Science
Postgraduate Office—Education
Room 1.11, First Floor, David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh, EH8 9JX

email: linda.danczyszak@ed.ac.uk
tel: 0044 (0)131 650 3571
fax: 0044 (0)131 650 6536

Please direct any informal enquiries about this postgraduate programme to Dr Robbie Nicol.

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