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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      MSc Holistic Science
    • Award
      Master of Science - MSc
    • Study mode
      Full-time (Part-time route available)
    • Duration
      1 year
    • Start date
       September 2012
    • Fees
       See fees information above
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Aim of the programme

Look beyond the limits of traditional science to solve our ecological and social issues.

Holistic Science is a different way of looking at the issues we face. It combines a rigorous investigation of conventional scientific thought with cutting-edge experiential, intuitive and group learning processes to bring about a more participatory understanding of the natural world and our role within it.
This postgraduate programme in holistic science completely re-evaluates our scientific understanding of nature, the ecological crisis we face and our role in widespread ecological, economic, sustainable and social change.

ThSchumacher Collegee Team

Our teachers include:
  • Stephan Harding and Philip Franses
  • Satish Kumar
  • Professor Patricia Shaw
  • Professor Peter Reason
  • Henri Bortoft
  • Margaret Colquhoun
Visiting teachers for our elective short courses will be drawn from Schumacher College associates who include Craig Holdrege, Fritjof Capra, Jane Goodall, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, James Lovelock, Deepak Chopra, Patch Adams, Margaret Wheatley, Wolfgang Sachs, Jonathon Porrit, Janine Benyus and many other key thinkers and activists.
 
 

Contact details

The Postgraduate Courses Manager
Schumacher College
The Old Postern
Dartington
Devon TQ9 6EA
United Kingdom

Programme highlights

  • Originated in 1998 by the late Professor Brian Goodwin, author of How the Leopard Changed its Spots, Signs of Life, and Natures Due: Healing our Fragmented Culture
  • The programme is led by Dr Stephan Harding, author of Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia and Philip Franses, lecturer in chaos and complexity
  • Stimulating intellectual interaction and social life
  • Cutting-edge thinking in holistic science

Further information about Schumacher College

What our students say

"During my MSc in Holistic Science I learned a comprehensive qualitative approach to science that binds natural and cultural phenomena. It was a unique experience that transformed my own inner way of relating to complex circumstances and empowered me with the tools necessary to develop the way of life I’ve always dreamed of."
Sebastian Eslea Burch, founder of Gaia y Sofia
 
"For me, the gift of holistic science was to learn to appreciate the inherent potential in all situations. This has taught me to more effectively think, act and live with the tension of transitions through multidisciplinary approaches."
Anne Solgaard, Green Economy forUNEP/GRID-Arendal
 
"The MSc in Holistic Science has helped me view the global economy  as a complex adaptive system. I am much more relaxed about throwing out new ideas and only pursuing those that seem to attract the energy of colleagues and partners."
Nigel Topping, Chief Innovation Officer, Carbon Disclosure Project
 
"I learnt how to appreciate the wholeness of nature and life. This has helped me be more effective at work and apply an integral approach to everything I do. It profoundly changed me and the way I live life and share it with others."
Luzette Jaimes, Operations Manager for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public in the Arab World