Masters Degree in Environmental & Sustainable Education

Prof O'Donoghue with MEd students

The Rhodes University Education Department’s Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC) offers a Masters Course in Environment and Sustainability Education. It is suitable for educators, trainers and social learning facilitators interested in environment and sustainability education, social change and learning in a diversity of contexts, including communities, workplaces, schools and universities. The course develops critical thinking, educational theory and practice expertise, and an understanding of the links between environment, social justice, education and more sustainable futures.

Theme 1: Social-ecological issues and risks, sustainability practices and learning
Theme 2: Quality of education, quality of life and social-ecological sustainability
Theme 3: Environmental learning as a process of social change
Theme 4: Researching expansive social learning in different activity systems
Theme 5: Environment and sustainability education research

The course is offered in full time - full thesis; part time - full thesis; full time - coursework and research; or part time - coursework and research options. Coursework and research options run over a two year period, involving attendance to five one-week block sessions each year to accommodate working professionals.

 Masters & Doctoral Application

For further information and application details email elrc@ru.ac.za