The curriculum is brilliant, but as much as I like the idea I agree with Zach that the career possibility feels less solid than other professionals holding a PDC cert.
Although it’s perfectly sensible to make permaculture a 4 yr undergrad as it span across many disciplines, it seems risky from a student’s point of view. Permaculture encourages hands-on and many students might be ready to start their career after a Bachelor. However, let’s say if some students are interested in particular technical areas and would like to go for post-grad study, for examples: green architectures/ mechanic engineering/ root biology. The entrance requirement for post-grad programs tends to include a Bachelor degree majoring in related subjects. How would the admission see permaculture as a related subject?
I discovered permaculture during the search for a graduate program in sustainable agriculture, and see that there are many PDC cert course options around the world. None that I have come across would judge one's education background to enter. Hence when choosing a major as a cautious student, the mentality would be: I can do permaculture without majoring in it, but it's not the same in other fields... hm....
