Program Mission

The MA degree in Environmental Studies prepares students to address complex environmental problems using a highly interdisciplinary approach. The program prepares students in the analysis, development, conservation, and management frameworks of environmental resources for careers in business, government, planning, consulting, teaching, and research.

Program specializations include:

Environmental Policy

Emphasizes environmental policy and especially the ecological, economic, political, and social factors which affect environmental governance processes.

The major research programs led by these faculty include:

• Environmental justice
• Energy studies
• Science and environmental decision-making
• Human dimensions of natural resource management

Geography

Focuses on the science of place and space and links the social and natural sciences together, studying the relationships between human activity and natural systems.

Urban Planning

Concentrates studies in processes of urban planning and decision making with a combination of sustainable design, law, and policy.

Energy Policy

Emphasizes coursework in energy system transitions, stakeholder engagement, advanced energy policy, and environmental politics/policy.