Master of Science in Outdoor Environmental Education University of Hertfordshire - De Havilland Campus, UK

The climate emergency and global pandemic have highlighted the importance of spending time in natural environments.  Our intrinsic link to the world around us is unbreakable. It demands care, respect and creative solutions. To keep ourselves safe, we have seen all aspects of life, from social, recreation, education, transportation and even employment, benefit from taking a nature-centred approach. Educators have moved away from stationary classrooms and utilised outdoor education more and more. There is a growing need to learn in and from our local environment. There is an urgent need to care for it. The environmental education sector is flourishing.

This course will empower you to enrich and radically transform educational practices, across a multitude of sectors. We’ll teach you underlying theories and how to apply them to practice. We’ll analyse sustainable development issues, biodiversity loss and the climate emergency. Together, we’ll examine equality of access to environmental education. You’ll develop a critical awareness of the impact of race, gender, disability, economics and government policy on the lives of learners, educators and organisations. Every step of the way, we’ll guide you to become a reflexive and inclusive educator. To foster environments and activities where everyone can join in. To learn, you must experience. To teach, you must first inspire. What greater inspiration is there than the natural world?
Why choose this course?

• You’re passionate about the natural world and want to increase people’s enjoyment and understanding of it
• You want to improve mental and physical wellbeing by improving the human-nature connection
• You understand nature is a powerful educator and are excited to work with and for the environment
• You want to actively engage with environmental challenges and find creative solutions
• You’re looking for course content, which is memorable, meaningful and impactful – similarly, that is exactly the type of educator you aspire to be
• You want to learn from an expert teaching team who have experience and knowledge to share
• You want to engage with practical fieldwork in every module
• You want to feel empowered by a range of innovative assessment opportunities
• You want to study in peri-urban, city, green and blue spaces
• You share our passion to provide environmental education which doesn’t cost the earth.

We are proud to have ranked 10th for education and teaching in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, 2024). You can be confident in knowing you're receiving an exceptional learning experience when you study this course.