Environmental Sustainability Concentration
Environmental Sustainability combines the study of natural resources, green technologies, environmental regulations and social practices to address environmental issues on a variety of scales. Sustainable development relies on the understanding of economic, environmental, and social goals simultaneously. The Environmental Sustainability concentration will prepare students for entry into a variety of career options in industry, business, conservation, or government. The unique integration of expertise from fields such as engineering, economics, history, sociology, political science, philosophy, ethics and others will provide students with a powerful platform to address sustainability in their future careers. Graduates from this concentration will be well-prepared to lead initiatives that balance profitability and environmental stewardship, with the ability to analyze data to drive impactful and sustainable solutions.
The Professional Science Master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability is a 30-hour degree program. The degree requirements include:
- PSM Core Courses: 12 hours
- Environmental Sustainability Concentration Courses: 6 hours
- Research and Thesis: 6 hours for students in the Thesis Option
- Committee-Approved Electives: 6 hours for students in the Thesis option; 12 hours for students in the Non-thesis option
- Total Degree Requirements: 30 hours
PSM Core Curriculum
- Any committee-approved graduate-level statistics course from BIOL, MATH, PRST, or PSY
- Any committee-approved graduate-level leadership course from BMGT or PRST
- ESS 6900 Professional Internship (for student in Thesis option)
- OR ESS 6910 Capstone Experience/Internship (for students in non-thesis option)
- ESS 6000 Environmental Law
- OR EVSS 6010 Environmental Social Policy
- OR WFS 5500 National Wildlife Policy
Environmental Sustainability Concentration Course Requirements (6 credit hours)
- BIOL 5840 – Limnology
- CHE 6130 – FEW Nexus Challenge
- ECON 5200 – Environmental Economics
- ESS 5300 – Environmental Management System
- EVS 7800 – Professional Development for Doctoral Students
- SOC/HIST – 6100 Interdisciplinary Cultural Training
- WFS 5730 – Conservation Biology
Note: Students entering the PSM Environmental Sustainability concentration should have previous coursework or professional experience in Ecology; if not, then EVSB 6010 Environmental Biology will be a required course in their program of study.
Committee-Approved Electives
(6 hours for students in the Thesis option; 12 hours for students in the Non-thesis option)
- Any graduate-level courses approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee (from any 5000-, 6000-, or 7000-level course)
Thesis option students will take ESS 6990 Research and Thesis (6 credit hours).
Total Credit Hours: 30
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