Academics

The Masters of the Environment Graduate Program prepares students for a wide range of professional careers in conservation, consulting, energy, natural resources, planning, policy, sustainability, and more. Students take courses that equip them to address real-world environmental challenges and to understand how various community partners can be engaged effectively in the decision-making process. Through the Capstone Project, students also gain a year of professional experience with an external organization while in the program.听

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The Masters of the Environment graduate program is a听48-credit-hour program听that usually takes students听21 months听to complete. MENV is a professional master's degree meaning students work in a cohort-based model under a Specialization Lead.听

Students take one core course, four specialization courses, and 24听credit-hours worth of electives (18听credit-hours in MENV and 6 credit-hours either within MENV or other campus departments) and work on a 9-month Capstone Project to earn their degree.听

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The MENV core curriculum provides students with a foundational understanding of the dominant structures, processes, and dynamics within and between environmental, social, institutional, and economic systems. Through our comprehensive Scientific Basis of Environmental Change course, MENV students are exposed to a variety of perspectives and approaches to environmental problem solving and gain a unique applied knowledge necessary to be effective agents of change across public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Core Curriculum Details

Specialization Areas

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Environmental & Natural Resources Policy

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Renewable & Sustainable Energy

Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry

Sustainable Food Systems

Urban Resilience & Sustainability

Electives

The MENV program requires its students to take a series of听elective courses. MENV students must take 12 credit-hours in MENV and the remaining 6 credit-hours in either MENV or other departments across campus.听

List of Elective Courses

The list is illustrative of the types of elective听courses that will be available to MENV students.

Capstone Projects

The centerpiece of the MENV program is the Capstone Project. This nine-month project is completed in partnership with a sponsoring organization from the public, private, or non-profit sector. MENV students will work in small teams to provide innovative solutions and products to Capstone organizations. In the process, students gain real-world, hands-on, relevant professional experience aligned with the client organization鈥檚 needs. Students also acquire valuable skills and contacts through the networks that they develop.