Green Business BSc, MSc or Post Masters Graduate Diploma

Learn to develop sustainable economic systems and enterprises on a local scale. Catherine Austin Fitts will be teaching the first content workshop and are available as advisors throughout the year. What the world needs now is energized, socially-conscious, highly successful green entrepreneurs. If you long to steer your own course and be the CEO of your own eco-friendly business, our Green Business Development degree program can provide you with the resources, practical tools and inspiration to help you accomplish this dream. At the same time, you can acquire a Bachelors or Masters Degree or Post Masters Diploma in Green Business Development.

If you have signed up for our Green Business Pathway, you will need to be engaged in this field throughout the period of your enrollment - either in your home community or abroad. Over the course of your studies you will be required to attend a Gaia University Orientation, end-of-year Gaia University Residential Intensives, and our Financial Permaculture Workshop in October '08. Throughout the rest of your enrollment you will be required to submit outputs (reports) related to your work and have regular check-in sessions with your advisors. Catherine Austin Fitts and other instructors will be available throughout the year for advising sessions.

The program begins with an intensive 5-day Financial Permaculture Workshop October 24-28 2008, led by social investment expert Catherine Austin Fitts and permaculture designers Albert Bates and Andy Langford, as well as green entrepreneurs Liora Adler, Jennifer Dauksha-English, Greg Landua, Thomas Hupp. This course offers the nuts and bolts-and visionary impetus-to map the financial ecology of your community and develop an appropriate enterprise to address local needs and opportunities. The listed cost of the course is included with tuition.

Gaia University SEUS

Associates need to be self-directed to thrive in Gaia SEUS programs, yet their efforts will be greatly facilitated if they take advantage of their network of Gaia SEUS allies while at home or abroad. The Green Business Development pathway is for anyone who is interested in starting a green business or small cottage industry; consulting with green businesses; investigating fair share, investment networks or cooperative development; or is currently working in the areas of social change or personal empowerment.

See our generic description for a comprehensive overview of our Masters degree and postgraduate diploma program structure. Note that we´re also open to taking on a limited number of Bachelor Associates into this program.

Travel

1. •Arrive  Sunday October 19 to TN
   

2. •October 19-23:
   

3. •Attend End-of-Year presentations from 2007 students
   

4. •Attend Micro-Orientation and Advising with an Advisor
   

5. •October 24-28:
   

6. •Financial Permaculture Course
   

7. •October 29-30:
   

8. •Documentation and Collaborative Output Package with 2007 students
   

9. •Pathway Design Support with all 3 of your Advisors
   

10. •Leave on the 31 of October
    

Contact

For more information and to apply visit Gaia University and Gaia University SEUS

Regional Coordinator: Jennifer Dauksha-English J888-878-2434 x1

Degree Pathway Details

Year 1 Output Requirements

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1. •2500 Career Review Output 1
   

2. •2500 Learning Contract Output 2
   

3. •3000 Collaborative Output 3
   

4. •3500 Zone 0 Personal Reflection Output 4
   

5. •3500 Project Output 5
   

6. •3500 Project Output 6
   

7. •5500 End of Year Review Output 7
   

Throughout the year you will receive:

1. •7 Outputs Reviewed
   

2. •10 Advisor Sessions with Jennifer Dauksha-English about your process, pathway and project design
   

3. •5 Advisor Sessions with Valerie Seitz on technical support
   

4. •4 Sessions with Valerie Seitz on content
   

5. •4 Advisor Sessions with Catherine Austin Fitts
   

6. •Closing Workshop - Completion of year 1 is a 10 day workshop in October 2009 for your end of year, and the start of year 2.
   

2nd Year and Beyond

If you do all of this - you would be completely on track for your 2nd year The total cost would be $4500 for all of this package for 2008-2009. We have a quarterly payment plan.

If you were to quite and decide not to do your 2nd year - there would be an optional $1000-$1500 fee from Gaia University International for your diploma.

If you were to continue on into your second year - the price will be something between $5000-$7000, which would include your start of year course, all the advising and reviewing, your end of year in 2010 and your MSc degree through Gaia University International or you would complete years 2010-2012 for BSc degree.

Costs

The tuition for the MSc program is $4500-6500/year, which includes your residential intensives course fee, advising sessions, project reviews and use of the Gaia University Network and on-line tools. Additional costs will include lodging and meals at the venue, some of your advising sessions and any additional courses or internships you may take throughout the year or resources, such as books that you may wish to procure.

Costs that you'll need to factor into this equation

The price above does not include:

1. •Travel or Accommodations
   

2. •Lunch and Dinner is included on course days but breakfast is not
   

3. •Books
   

4. •Local Mentor
   

5. •Any Additional Classes
   

6. •Year 2