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Centre for Alternative Technology
- Category: Europe
Website: http://www.cat.org.uk/index.tmpl?refer=index&init=1
Location: Machynlleth, Powys, UK
General Summary and Comments:
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) promotes technologies and green living through a variety of different ways: they have a visitor centre open seven days a week, which displays global issues such as energy generation and transport, and practical, everyday solutions for everyone. They have a free information service, and a consultancy service. They have a range of residential courses - from weekends to a yearlong MSc, and they arrange school trips to CAT. CAT also published books on various "green"topics, and has a green store with various products and books, as well as a mail-order service. There is also a small community living at the center.
Accreditation:
The MSc in environmental architecture is jointly offered by the The University of East London (UEL) and CAT and examines the relationship between human beings and the environment and in particular offers an ecological perspective on building. Students choose from ten units that are residential courses held at CAT, completed by a 15,000 word thesis. This MSc is accredited by the Energy Institute.
Link: MSc @ Cat
Tuition Costs:
Courses (for less than a week) cost: £160 - £795 ($222 - $1104 Canadian)
They operate a tiered price structure. You may assess yourself as to which rate to pay:
High Waged / Low Waged / Non Waged & Student Rate
For the MSc: One Year Full time
Module A Home: 1350 Overseas 2550
Module B Home: 1350 Overseas 2550
Thesis Module: Home 1350 Overseas 2550
Course schedules: Course schedule online
Each course endures from a few days to a week.
Courses run consecutively for 10 months so resident students can take them sequencially as long as they want.
For the MSc, units are held over a period of an academic year.
Potential Advantages (related to New U):
-Short-course structure
-working with other university
-built off already existing courses offered
Potential Disadvantages (related to New U):
-Cost
-Infrastructural and historical base of CAT (founded in the 1970's)
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