“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
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 the thriving town of Totnes, South Devon. Accredited and delivered through the University of Plymouth.
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. We do have a bursary fund for our postgraduate programmes and encourage students to apply once they have been accepted. For information about Bursaries click here
Click here for more information on how we set our course fees
Core programmes
Economics for Transition
Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production
Holistic Science
Additional Postgraduate Study Options :
Postgraduate Certificate in Holistic Science
Postgraduate Certificate in Economics for Transition
Postgraduate Diploma in SHFP
Postgraduate Certificate in SHFP
Part-time Postgraduate Programmes
Useful Information
Postgraduate Fees
Postgraduate Programme Term Dates
Postgraduate Students: Food and Accommodation
Schumacher College Postgraduate Bursary Fund
MSc (full-time and part-time) and PG Certificate starting September 2013. 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 and PG Diploma (full-time and part-time) and PG Certificate starting January 2014. Join the growers, leaders and change agents at the forefront of new thinking in Horticulture for resilient and healthy food systems. This course 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 (full-time and part-time) and PG Certificate starting September 2013. 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…
NEW A postgraduate course currently under development for 2013/2014 in partnership with Plymouth University School of Architecture Design and the Environment. Applications open soon. read more…
Holistic Science – holisticscience@schumachercollege.org.uk
Economics for Transition – economics@schumachercollege.org.uk
Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production – shfp@schumachercollege.org.uk
Ecological Design – ruth.potts@schumachercollege.org.uk.
