Master of Arts [M.A] [Outdoor and Sustainability Education] From Linkoping University

The Outdoor and Sustainability Education programme focuses on experiential learning based on nature, culture and society. Teaching includes outdoor field-related experiences and learning in and via natural and cultural landscapes.

The advanced courses in educational science will help teachers and other educators to understand learning processes and how the society, nature and the cultural landscape can be used as resources for learning and understanding. The?Link?ping University's programme focuses on experiential learning based on nature, culture and society, using the natural and cultural landscapes in the outdoors as resources for learning and understanding.

As a student you will:

• increase your knowledge about children?s and young people?s understanding and learning processes in the extended classroom
• further develop your knowledge of how outdoor environmental education and outdoor life can contribute to awareness of environmental issues
• learn about the connections between outdoor education and health, citizenship and sustainability
• develop a thematic perspective on how the urban and rural landscape can be used as a resource for learning
• develop your skills in field work in real environments

Students pay for trips, food and lodging during the excursions included in the programme.

Career opportunities

Following the final examination, students will have gained theoretical knowledge and practical experience within the field of outdoor education for working with pedagogical development in schools or other educational fields in society.

Alternatively, students may continue to conduct research leading to a doctoral degree.