About this program

The college-wide interdisciplinary master of science in environmental science and management (ESM) focuses on the intersection of environmental science, policy and management. This program equips students with practical decision-making and management skills applicable to jobs in the environmental sector.

Undergraduate degrees that would prepare students to enter the program include natural and social sciences such as environmental science, environmental studies, natural resource management, biology, geology, marine science, meteorology, economics, policy, planning, sociology, and other disciplines.

The ESM degree is designed to be applied broadly to environmental and natural resource issues. The program’s home in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment offers strengths in climate change, earth resources, critical minerals, offshore wind power, coastal land use, water quality, sea level rise, weather extremes, and marine applications such as fisheries.

The College of Earth, Ocean and Environment offers an interdisciplinary 4+1 Environmental Science B.S. and Environmental Science and Management M.S. program. The degree focuses on the intersection of environmental science, policy, and management with the intention of training students from environmental science, environmental studies, or natural resource management backgrounds in a multidisciplinary style to address decision-making and management in a practical fashion using convergence principles. The degree is designed to be applied broadly to environmental issues, but the program’s home in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment offers strengths in climate change, earth resource, marine applications such as fisheries, offshore wind power, coastal land use, water quality, sea level rise and weather extremes.