Human Development
This competence area provides students with opportunities to select from a wide variety of courses that offer perspectives on human potential. It is a broad-based competence area with many courses from which to choose. Students’ freedom to choose mentors and courses according to their interests reflects Prescott College’s educational philosophy, which stresses mentored, self-directed experiential education, within an interdisciplinary curriculum.
Competences
Counseling Psychology
Students who study Counseling Psychology learn and apply a cluster of professional knowledge, skills, and ... Learn more >
Ecopsychology
A student of ecopsychology strives to integrate ecological principles and psychological wisdom into a ... Learn more >
Gender and Sexuality Studies
This field explores our gendered existence: what it means to be feminine and masculine and how this interacts ... Learn more >
Therapeutic Use of Adventure Education
The past couple of decades have seen the development of adventure-based, therapeutic wilderness programs, ... Learn more >
Highlights
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Colin Khoury
After finishing his B.A. at Prescott College, Colin worked as a Crop Curator at Native Seeds/SEARCH in Tucson, and Patagonia, Arizona, and as ... Learn more >
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Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams ’08 of Tucson was awarded a Campus Ecology Fellowship by the National Wildlife Federation to support work on college ... Learn more >
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Nickie Check
Alumna Nickie Check grows grapes for Caduceus Cellars, Merkin Vineyards in the Verde Valley, Arizona and teaches viticulture courses for ... Learn more >
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Melanie Hardy
Alumna Melanie Hardy is now the lead farmer at the community farm, Land's Sake in Weston, MA. The farm donates $25,000 worth of vegetables to ... Learn more >
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Gretchen Hoffman
Alumna Gretchen Hoffman works in Washington, D.C. for American Farmland Trust and coordinated the first-ever America's Favorite Farmers ... Learn more >
