Detailed Information:
The International Institute for Humane Education (IIHE) offers people world-wide the chance to earn a Master's Degree with a concentration in Humane Education
through Cambridge College's
Individualized Master of Education (IMED)
in Integrated Studies program. The
program for this graduate degree is the
same as IIHE/CCL's Humane Education
Certificate Program (HECP) except that
graduate students will complete several
days of training at Cambridge College.
The affiliated master's program is the
only training and certification program in
the U.S. which teaches students how to
become highly effective humane
educators.
The program, offered to people
world-wide, is primarily
correspondence, covering 5 modules
including animal, environmental, cultural,
and human rights issues, and training in
communication and presentation over the
course of 1 to 2 years, with 1 to 2 weeks
of on-site training per year and several
days of training at Cambridge College.
Broadly defined, humane education
teaches about our relationships with
each other, with animals and with the
Earth itself, promoting compassion,
respect, and critical thinking.
Although mandated in most states in the
U.S., most schools do not provide
humane education for their students, nor
do schools of education prepare future
teachers to become humane educators.
All this is changing, however. More and
more people are interested in becoming
humane educators and offering
programs in elementary school through
college.
