MA Education for Planetary Futures at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts program in education for planetary futures develops your passion for ecological and social justice into impactful education careers that promote sustainable futures where people and the planet can thrive. It fuses disciplines and creative practices to radically reimagine education, drawing on diverse knowledge traditions to transform how you as an educator prepare future generations.

Faculty: Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation | Department: Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: online | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required capstone course (EPF 681) Required Core (18 credit hours) EPF 508 Education for Ecological and Social Justice (3) EPF 512 Education, Imagination and Futures Thinking (3) EPF 517 Inquiry for Transformation (3) EPF 529 Systems Change for Planetary Futures: Pathways for Collective Action (3) EPF 614 Capstone Proposal Development (3) EPF 675 Inquiry and Action (3) Electives (9 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) EPF 681 Capstone: Knowledge Mobilization (3)

Career pathways

Graduates of this program can pursue careers as: community education directors curriculum developers directors of nonprofit organizations directors of environmental conservation local and national governments education policymakers environmental consultants and advisors informal educators (e.g., museum curator) for K-12 education media and communications experts sustainability coordinators in K-12, informal or higher education institutions sustainability directors in K-12, informal or higher education institutions think tank or education startup advisors

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume three letters of recommendation proof of English proficiency Additional Admission Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. The personal statement should be no longer than three double-spaced pages in length.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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