Both the institution and the larger environmental studies program
http://www.antiochne.edu/es/ seem legit. In my somewhat relevant opinion a
degree of this sort would be a way of getting a start in the field for
people who aren't "naturals" at environmental organizing and/or aren't all
that happy with the prospect of the dogfood wages that often accompany the
entry-level jobs. I suspect we'll be seeing more of this sort of thing.
The curriculum seemed OK, although the overall quality of the program would
be extremely dependent on the hands-on component. There didn't seem to be
much on environmental/administriative law, which IMHO ought to be the most
important aspect of such a program, but it might be there somewhere. From
accreditation I know nothing, although it does seem a little odd to call it
an M.S. degree based on the idea that it's *less* academic (being instead
"professional") than an M.A.
In terns of similar programs, this New College of California program
http://www.newcollege.edu/activismchange/actsocma.cfm done with an
environmental emphasis would be similar. I see they also have an eco-MBA
http://www.newcollege.edu/mba/! There must be some other stuff like this
around the country.
-- Steve Bloom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Tobis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 8:32 AM
Subject: [Global Change: 1797] Re: A Graduate Program for Environmental
Activists?
>
> Agreed, this looks like a typical marginal case of list-spamming. It
> will be interesting to see if there is any further response if we take
> up the subject for a bit.
>
> My interest is this.
>
> I wonder if such a program should be accredited, and if so, how does
> it go about it? Is it a reasonable offering at a university?
>
> Are there comparable advanced-degree granting programs in "actovoism"
> elsewhere? Perhaps at some of the Christian colleges?
>
> My first impression is that something like this should not be called a
> master's degree.
>
> mt
>
> On 6/25/07, James Annan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Michael Tobis wrote:
>> > This has been sitting in the "maybe" category in the moderation queue
>> > for a few days.
>> >
>> > I guess all the moderators are uncomfortable with this posting in some
>> > way.
>> >
>>
>> It's mostly the fact that every one of this person's postings seems like
>> a thinly-veiled advert for his environmental activist program (he's not
>> actually participated in any discussion), and although I've also posted
>> some of them through in the past on the grounds of being moderately
>> interesting, I don't think a single one has yet provoked any response
>> whatsoever. IOW, the membership disagrees :-)
>>
>> James
>>
>> >
>>
>
> >
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