40多年来，户外教育研究生文凭以及近20年的户外教育理学硕士课程一直是世界上该领域最重要的研究生课程，为户外教育的职业生涯提供了广阔的基础。共有三种退出级别：证书（60学分），文凭（120学分）或硕士（180学分）。证书课程提供了有关户外教育领域的广泛理论知识。该文凭课程通过进一步的学术研究和专业发展计划（涉及实地课程，例如斯佩河独木舟下降，冬季徒步旅行，教学实习/实习和考察）进行扩展，为专业人士提供了广泛的基础户外教育事业。硕士学位论文和相关研究方法课程进一步扩展了这一点。重点（无论是证书，文凭还是硕士
The programme continues to be the world's leading postgraduate programme in the field, providing a broad base for a professional career in outdoor education.<br>The emphasis - whether Certificate, Diploma, or Masters - is on developing the knowledge, understanding, and judgement necessary to facilitate meaningful learning in, for, and through the outdoors.<br><br>You will develop your intellectual skills through critically assessing theoretical, professional, and academic issues surrounding outdoor education. You will hone transferable skills such as environmental literacy and oral communication.<br><br>You will also expand your understanding and personal practice of outdoor education through a range of professional development activities.<br><br>Courses take place at our Edinburgh campus and multiple bases in the Highlands of Scotland from where you will journey by boat or on foot to live and learn in the outdoors.<br>To facilitate and broaden direct experience of teaching outdoors, course members undertake a 4-week (20 day) professional placement. The placement occurs at a stage in the programme when students are able to make a useful contribution to the agencies they choose to work with and are able to relate their experience to theoretical material covered in class.<br><br>Placement agencies range from those focusing on environmental education, to inner-city projects, special needs organisations, management training, outdoor education centres, and many more.<br><br>Graduates are employed worldwide in all aspects of the Outdoor Education sector, such as in:<br><br>residential outdoor education centres<br>wilderness expeditions<br>school, college, and university outdoor education programmes<br>Many of our graduates return to their previous profession, but move into a different aspect of that field as a result of their increased knowledge, experience and qualification.<br><br>Completion of the MSc degree will enable you to continue onto advanced research. You will also develop highly transferable skills, such as communication and project management, which can be applied in any field.