Outdoor Education at the University of Edinburgh

The Outdoor Education Section of the University of Edinburgh has the longest tradition (35 years) of such provision in higher education in the UK. Our programmes balance theory and practice, and have led to our international reputation as one of the world's leading providers.

The central focus of our work is to encourage positive relationships between individuals and the environment through learning outdoors. However, this must be balanced with the critical thinking skills fundamental to both academic study and professional practice.

Our broad vision of learning outdoors is the corollary to learning indoors, offering a multitude of sensory, aesthetic, intellectual, physical, personal, social and spiritual opportunities which can be approached in an interdisciplinary way which is very difficult to achieve in the classroom.

We offer taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and extensive opportunities for doctoral research and beyond. Our three main programmes are Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/Masters (MSc) in:

• Outdoor Education
• Personal and Social Outdoor Education 
• Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education

Email address: Pete.Higgins@ed.ac.uk