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