Natural Science & Environmental Education (MAEd: NSEE)

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Center for Global Environmental Education, 1467 Hewitt, 651-523-2419

One of the nation’s most respected environmental education programs has designed a graduate degree program to bring out the best in you and impact the world in which we live. MAEd: NSEE’s academic foundations are hallmarks of Hamline’s nationally acclaimed School of Education.

The program inspires through a focus on leadership development that taps participants’ convictions and passions. It promotes field based research and community collaborations including partnerships with the Audubon Center of the North Woods, Science Museum of Minnesota, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, the American Museum of Natural History and other prominent organizations. The program challenges through inquiry, reflection and a strong focus on research. It transforms through a constructivist approach that draws on each student’s strengths and experiences as vital contexts for learning.

MAEd: NSEE Degree Requirements (Total 35 credits):

35 Required Credits (includes 14 elective credits)

Foundations Courses (6 credits):

Pedagogy Course (2 credits):

NSEE 8100 - Teaching and Learning in the Environment

Knowledge Courses (5 credits):

Research Courses (8 credits):

Electives* (14 credits)

Choose from ENED, SCED and other education 6000 and 7000 course offerings.

MAEd: NSEE Application Requirements:

Completed application (available online at www.hamline.edu/gse/admission/apply_online_instructions.html)
Essay—Submit a 500-word essay that describes your personal and professional philosophy of environmental education.
Résumé.
Two letters of recommendation. Request these letters from people familiar with your academic and/or professional qualifications.
Official transcripts from your undergraduate degree-granting institution.
Any supplemental materials you wish the admission committee to consider.