Schumacher College

Postgraduate Courses

Another way is possible

Come to Schumacher College for a truly unique and transformative journey of inner and outer learning.

Study with some of the biggest international names in social, economic and ecological thinking for the 21st Century.

Experience our radical blend of traditional, participatory, reflective and experiential learning in a communal living and working environment.

Join us for postgraduate studies at Schumacher College, set on the beautiful Dartington Hall Estate in Totnes, South Devon. Accredited and delivered through the University of Plymouth.

“If still more education is to save us, it would have to be education of a different kind: an education that takes us into the depth of things” E.F. Schumacher


Postgraduate Bursaries

We do recognise that the high quality, and therefore high cost learning model we operate here is beyond some people’s financial means, and we would like our programmes to be more accessible to these students.

Therefore we have established a bursary fund for 2012/13 and strongly encourage anyone interested in our 2012 Masters programmes to apply before the initial deadline of 28 February. Strong candidates, regardless of their financial positions, will be invited to apply for a bursary.

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For information about Bursaries click here

MSc Holistic Science

A full-time one-year programme starting September 2012. Nature is our teacher in this transformational degree from the pioneers of holistic science. Immerse yourself in systems, complexity and chaos theory, eco-psychology and the science of qualities. Look beyond the limits of traditional science to solve the ecological and social problems of today. read more…

MSc Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production - growing low input, diverse and resilient food systems

A full-time one-year programme starting September 2012. Join the growers, leaders and change agents at the forefront of new thinking in Horticulture for resilient and healthy food systems. This course in partnership with the Eden Project and the Centre for Alternative Technology, explores the frontiers of research and practice that will meet the social, ecological and economic challenges our food systems face in the 21st Century. read more…

MA Economics for Transition - achieving low carbon, high well-being, resilient economies

A full-time one-year programme starting September 2012. Are you ready for economic change? Help create a system fit for the challenges of the 21st Century and become a leader in our new low-carbon, resilient and equitable economy. Learn from the cutting-edge thinkers, practitioners and activists who are making economic change a global reality. read more…

Ecological Design & Regeneration

A new postgraduate course currently under development for 2013/2014 in partnership with Plymouth University School of Architecture Design and the Environment. read more…

For enquiries relating to our postgraduate courses please email:

MSc in Holistic Scienceholisticscience@schumachercollege.org.uk

MA in Economics for Transitioneconomics@schumachercollege.org.uk

MSc Sustainable Horticulture and Food Productionshfp@schumachercollege.org.uk

Ecological Design & Regenerationj.rae@dartington.org

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