find your perfect postgrad program
Search our Database of 30,000 Courses

Refine courses

The University of Edinburgh: Outdoor Education

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department Moray House School of Education and Sport
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

World-leading In 2022, we celebrated our 50th year of the Postgraduate Diploma in Outdoor Education and over 20 years as the MSc in Outdoor Education. The programme continues to be the world's leading postgraduate programme in the field, providing a broad base for a professional career in outdoor education.

Exit routes There are three possible exit levels:

  • Certificate (60 credits)

  • Diploma (120 credits)

  • Masters (180 credits)

The Certificate programme provides a broad theoretical coverage of the field of outdoor education.

The Diploma extends this with further academic study and a Professional Development Programme which provides a broad base for a professional career in outdoor education. This involves field courses such as:

  • canoeing

  • summer and winter hillwalking

  • sea kayaking

  • a placement

The Masters extends this further still with a dissertation.

The emphasis - whether Certificate, Diploma, or Masters - is on developing the knowledge, understanding, and judgement necessary to facilitate meaningful learning in, for, and through the outdoors.

You will develop your intellectual skills through critically assessing theoretical, professional, and academic issues surrounding outdoor education. You will hone transferable skills such as environmental literacy and oral communication.

You will also expand your understanding and personal practice of outdoor education through a range of professional development activities.

Courses take place at our Edinburgh campus and multiple bases in the Highlands of Scotland from where you will journey by boat or on foot to live and learn in the outdoors.

MSc

Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert

Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Our …

View Profile

Not what you are looking for?

Browse other courses in Outdoor education, or search our comprehensive database of postgrad programs.

Scholarship Opportunity with Postgrad.com

Are you a PG student at this University or have you applied to study a postgraduate program at a university in Europe? Tell us your plans and qualify for a £500.00 PGS Scholarship.

Click here