| Environmental graduate programs distance | | | | environmental problems facing mankind today. |
| learning are intensive interdisciplinary | | | | |
| programs that involve the students in social, | | | | Graduate Programs by Distance Learning |
| political and educational perspectives on the | | | | |
| environment. The range of environmental | | | | Fischler School of Education and Human |
| courses offered in the different universities | | | | Services associated with The Nova |
| by distance learning include environmental | | | | Southeastern University, Florida offers an MS |
| biology, environmental architecture/design, | | | | in Environmental studies. The Royal Roads |
| environmental control technologies, | | | | University is a member of the Association of |
| environmental education, environmental | | | | Universities and Colleges of Canada, the |
| engineering technology, environmental health | | | | Association of Commonwealth Universities and |
| engineering, environmental psychology and | | | | the Business Council of British Columbia. It |
| environmental health. A few universities | | | | offers a Graduate Certificate and Graduate |
| stipulate that the student opt for electives | | | | Diploma program in Environmental Education |
| such as computer and telecommunication | | | | and communication. It also has a full Master |
| skills, programs in leadership, human | | | | of Arts degree on the subject. The Institute |
| development and family studies, enroll for an | | | | of Global Education offers MS and PhD degrees |
| internship and submit a thesis. The programs | | | | in Integrated Ecology and Nature. The focus |
| aim to give the student theoretical | | | | of the course is on building socially and |
| foundations of environmental education and a | | | | environmentally responsible relationships. |
| practical means of applying the theory to | | | | The degree is accredited to the West Coast |
| daily living. | | | | University by International council for Open |
| | | | and Distance Education recognized by UNESCO |
| Course Content: Environmental Graduate | | | | and UNO. The University of Denver, the |
| Programs Distance Learning | | | | Nicholos school of Environment and Earth |
| | | | sciences, the Southern Methodist University, |
| The courses are constructed around the | | | | the University of Connecticut, the University |
| philosophy that the student needs to develop | | | | of Florida and the University of Alabama are |
| his understanding of the environment and must | | | | some of the other universities which offer |
| be equipped with skills that enable him to | | | | environmental graduate programs distance |
| design and deliver environmental information | | | | learning. |
| as an agent of creative change. The | | | | |
| theoretical foundations of environmental | | | | The depth and range of environmental studies |
| education and communication are considered an | | | | is only limited by the imagination of the |
| integral part of learning. Analysis and tools | | | | student and the resources of the University. |
| for analysis are considered essential for a | | | | The student can skim the surface of the |
| student tackling environmental issues of the | | | | subject by selecting a broad based program or |
| age. All the environmental graduate programs | | | | drill down to the depth on a single topic by |
| distance learning are directed towards | | | | selecting a specialized area of study. The |
| equipping the student with the necessary | | | | student is the best judge of his area of |
| skills to provide viable solutions to the | | | | interest. |