Schumacher College, located in the beautiful surroundings of Dartington, South Devon, has an enviable reputation for cutting-edge learning. Our work is to inspire, challenge and question ourselves as co-inhabitants of the world, to ask the questions we all struggle to find answers to and to find sound knowledge, intuition and wonder in our search for solutions.
Schumacher College is an international centre for nature-based education, personal transformation and collective action. Come here for short courses and postgraduate study with the leading thinkers, practitioners and activists of our time. Join us for education, co-creation and participation in a more resilient, equal and sustainable world.
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Holistic Science
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes, TQ9 6EA, Undefined
Western science is dominated by ‘reductionism’ – the idea that natural phenomena can be explained in terms of their component parts. Reductionism is incomplete, and can be counter-productive since it suggests that by analysing the ‘mechanical’ workings of nature we can fully predict and manipulate it. Holistic science recognises the limitations of this methodology, focusing instead on nature’s qualities, complexity and intrinsic value, giving a science fit to solve global … Read more
Ecological Design Thinking
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes TQ96EA, Undefined
This postgraduate programme in Ecological Design Thinking will help to create a global network of design educators and practitioners able to respond to pressing economic, social and ecological challenges. It will enable students to play an active and transformative role in communities as we meet the challenge of transitioning to low carbon, high well-being and resilient places and systems. Never has there been a more important time for a new approach to design. students on an ecological … Read more
Ecological Food Systems
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes TQ96EA, Undefined
Ecological Food Systems at Schumacher College Schumacher College is the first in the world to offer a postgraduate programme in Ecological Food Systems, developed in collaboration with Plymouth University, The Organic Research Centre (ORC), The Campaign for Real Farming and the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Join the leaders and change agents at the forefront of new thinking in resilient and healthy food systems. This course explores the frontiers of research and practice that … Read more
Economics For Transition
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes, TQ96EA, Undefined
https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/postgraduate-courses/economics-for-transition There is an urgent need for a radical rethink of our economic system. We need new thinking and new models that recognise the challenges we face now, rather than blindly following the path that has led us into the converging crises we now face. These models will enable us to both mitigate the impacts and adapt to these inter-locking crises – including climate change, biodiversity loss, the peaking in … Read more
