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Graduate Diploma in Sustainability and Outdoor Education

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

Advance your professional development in sustainability and outdoor education.This one-year full time graduate programme combines theory and practice for advanced professional development for established teachers, outdoor educators and instructors or retraining opportunities for graduates of other degrees.The programme consists of a mixture of compulsory and elective courses, some of which can done by distance learning. You will learn how to implement sustainable practice, journey-based environmental science, contemporary issues in sustainability and outdoor education, resource management, practical skill development and instruction and a course that focuses on the topic of your choosing. This allows you to maintain a broad base to your study, complemented by elective practical and theory courses that develop your personal interests and strengths.You will be required to participate in a number of field trips to locations outside Christchurch and off campus. Personal clothing and equipment are required and a list will be provided on request. Specialist equipment is provided.

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
NZ$25,000.00 (US$ 14,913) per year
Start date

February 2025

Venue

Ara Institute of Canterbury

City Campus,

130 Madras Street,

CHRISTCHURCH,

Christchurch Central,

8011, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

Academic requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree
  • Or appropriate, documented and verifiable evidence (including references) of relevant work or other experience, equivalent to three years full time in the outdoor education instruction or similar area.

English language requirements:

IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5

SPEAKING – 5.5
READING - 5.5
WRITING - 5.5
LISTENING – 5.5

TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)

TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) - Score of 60 or higher (with a writing score of 18)

Cambridge English Qualifications - B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill

Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42

INTERNATIONAL CLOSE DATE: 19 DEC

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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