OSU Online Courses
We are pleased to be involved with a number of Permaculture courses and events. Our primary work is with Oregon State University and the online courses they offer. These range from the PDC PRO certificate program as well as the Advanced Permaculture Design for Climate Resilience course, both of which are offered in an online format. Below is a list of current educational opportunities as well as some discount codes for added value.
Oregon State University-Permaculture Design & Pro Certificate Program
This online program has been created by one of permaculture’s premier educators, Andrew Millison. This
online, instructor-led Permaculture Design Certificate helps you successfully employ permaculture philosophies and techniques.
Within a collaborative, academically rigorous curriculum, you will complete regenerative landscape projects with intensive instructor feedback and one-on-one interaction to help with every step along the way. The Pro version of this course is a more in-depth program geared for those wanting to provide ecological design and installations as a career.
PDC: For the home gardener or hobbyist wanting to design their own site or friends’ sites and learn the permaculture design curriculum, but not make a professional living from being a permaculture designer. This course includes all the curriculum required for the internationally recognized certificate.
- Cost: $900 US
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Comprehensive PDC Report Template with 18 assignments, resulting in a high quality Site Design Portfolio by the end of class.
- Personalized written or video feedback from a professional designer each week on your design progress.
PDC PRO: For the person wanting to make permaculture a vocation and gain the skills of a professional designer. This course includes all the curriculum required for the internationally recognized certificate.
- Cost: $1,200 US
- Duration: 20 weeks
- Comprehensive PDC PRO Report Template with 21 expanded assignments, resulting in a high-quality professional Site Design Portfolio by the end of class.
- Personalized written or video feedback from a professional designer each week on your design progress.
- One live small group consultation over Zoom every other week with a design professional providing mentorship about your specific design project.
You will learn or expand your skills in translating site observations and designs to paper or digital applications such as Powerpoint and Google Slides.
By using this discount code, JWPerm, you will receive a 5% discount on the cost of this course.
You can check out the course using this link.
Oregon State University-Advanced Permaculture Design for Climate Resilience
As the climate shifts around the globe, it is increasingly important for the permaculture designer to understand global trends and incorporate sound design to mitigate negative impacts.
This advanced permaculture course focuses on teaching you to build climate change resilience as a design layer, provided you’re already experienced in permaculture and ecological design.
The content of this course is primarily produced by Oregon State permaculture instructor Andrew Millison. You will use Andrew’s textbook that was custom created for this course, Permaculture Design Tools for Climate Resilience.
You will learn:
- Basic use of Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Earth tools and file systems
- Climate classification systems
- Science-based climate change forecasting models
- Climate change analogue tools
- Design strategies for extreme weather and climate
You will also rely on and interact with video presentations, podcasts, instructional screencasts, illustrated lectures, an extensive library of links to additional resources and a customized report template.
You will be assigned an experienced designer as a primary reader. This primary reader will spend time each week reviewing your work and serve as a guide for you and your research. Primary readers may ask for revisions, request more information or point you to resources for additional knowledge in a particular area.
By using this discount code, JWPerm, you will receive a 5% discount on the cost of this course.
For more information you can access the course using this link.