M.S. in Environmental Education

Audubon Expedition Institute - Lesley University

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The M.S. in Environmental Education offers students the training needed to become self-motivated educational leaders in the environmental field. Since its inception in 1982, this graduate program has grown to meet the challenges and rewards of a growing ecological consciousness and the changing needs of students.

A graduate degree candidate completes three semesters of Expedition field course work, traveling in diverse regions each semester. The fourth semester of the graduate program is a ten contiguous week minimum practicum, giving the opportunity to work directly with people and organizations orchestrating positive environmental change. As a student progresses through the graduate semesters, skills and abilities are expected to progress as well.

 M.S.E.E. Academic Requirements

At the beginning of each semester, faculty direct their learning communities in discussions to clarify academic goals, expectations, and criteria for assessment and grades. Faculty help their advisees identify their learning objectives and create a plan to achieve them. Students are provided with course syllabi, which they use as the framework for their planning.

M.S.E.E. Assessment and Grades

Because students enter AEI with varying levels of knowledge, skill and expertise in the various areas of study, AEI uses a self-referencing assessment system. This system assesses achievement in relation to the individual's skill level and growth, rather than using a pre-determined norm. A key to the AEI assessment process is differentiating between simply experiencing something and defining the learning and application gained from a given experience.

 Students work within the whole group and within small groups for purposes of assessment and grading. Venues are created to review, support, and critique each other's work throughout the semester. The expectation is for each student to be consistently engaged in self, peer and programmatic assessment.

There are two formal assessment sessions during the semester; one at mid-semester and the other at the semester's end. During these sessions, students thoroughly review and assess their work and that of their peers. Peers and faculty check accuracy and offer suggestions for future work and progress. Students are evaluated on the basis of how well they demonstrate knowledge, understanding, integration, synthesis, and application of course material.

The process for grade determination varies from group to group, depending on faculty design. Students may be asked to submit written course evaluations and grade proposals to their advisor at the end of the semester. They may participate in a group grade, working within a small or large group context to determine grades for one or more courses. Or, they may have an individual interview with faculty to determine a grade for one or more courses. Faculty have final determination on all grades.

M.S.E.E. Curriculum

The Master of Science in Environmental Education program is a 39-credit program: 3 semesters of 12 credits each, and a final semester 3-credit internship. Students take a combination of required courses which form a common core of knowledge and skills, and electives which allow individual focus and specialization.

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