M.A. in Environmental Sustainability & Management

This program is designed for individuals seeking to lead in the fields of environmental management and sustainability. Environmental injustice, species extinction, climate change, and resource depletion are all increasing concerns for humanity. A graduate degree in environmental sustainability & management equips you to tackle these challenges using the tools of science, policy, system dynamics, and environmental management.

M.A.E.S.Program Basics

Complete in under 2 Years

36 credits

100% onlineor hybrid

The M.A. in Environmental Sustainability & Management (M.A.E.S.) Program offers a graduate degree for busy professionals who want to do the following:

  • Study an innovative environmental sustainability & management curriculum
  • Enjoy the flexibility to live and learn from anywhere in the world
  • Customize their degree to fit their career goals
  • Learn from environmental leaders
  • Enhance their careers

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The Strength of a Master of Arts

  • Integrates environmental science with policy and justice frameworks
  • Enhances scientific understanding with a focus on human dimensions of environmental systems, challenges, and solutions
  • Accessible to students from diverse, non-science undergraduate backgrounds (BS and BA)
  • No prerequisite coursework
  • Accredited as a STEM postgraduate degree

An Innovative Approach

  • Blend the natural and social sciences in your environmental sustainability & management coursework
  • Employ systems thinking as an environmental management approach
  • Investigate environmental and climate justice issues
  • Learn to evaluate environmental threats, identify strategies for mitigation and adaptation, and communicate with stakeholders

Flexibility is Key

  • Learn where you are
  • Study 100% online or opt for a hybrid format with a mix of online and in-person classes
  • Convenient online classes in the evening via Zoom
  • In-person classes at our beautiful Baltimore campus
  • Courses offered in spring, summer, and fall
  • Experience our optional study abroad to Nepal

Learn from Environmental Leaders

  • Study with scholar-practitioner faculty from around the globe
  • Faculty work in environmental science, justice, policy, management, & sustainability
  • Courses are practical and immediately applicable

Customize Your Graduate Degree

  • 12 courses to complete the graduate degree
  • Core courses in environmental management, climate change, sustainability, systems thinking, cost-benefit analysis, and environmental policy
  • Elective courses can be customized to focus more on environmental or management topics (examples: environmental justice, principles of project management)
  • Research an issue of your choice with the capstone project

Details

  • Designed for those who want to learn while also working
  • Application requirement: undergraduate degree
  • Financial aid is available

Your Future is Greener

  • Keep your job or change careers while you earn your master’s degree in environmental sustainability & management
  • Network with environmental & sustainability professionals
  • Publish your research and grow your impact
  • Prepare for a range of impactful environmental careers with corporations, government agencies, consulting companies, and nonprofit organizations or a PhD


Why Choose Goucher?

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    WATCH NOW: "On a wider scale, my education is broadened."  - Ashley Pritchard '19 | M.A. in Environmental Studies

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    WATCH NOW: "That's what I love about my classes now, is that they are very realistic. We talk about real world problems and how we can fix them."  - Julia Erbe '17 | M.A. in Environmental Studies

Goucher Grad in Nepal

Goucher College offers an optional study abroad experience to graduate students in the M.A. in Environmental Sustainability & Management (M.A.E.S.) program, the M.A. in Cultural Sustainability (M.A.C.S.) program, and the M.A. in Historic Preservation (M.A.H.P.) program. Earn college credit while spending 2-weeks in Nepal exploring the rich biodiversity, majestic Himalaya, unique culture, transformative heritage sites, and adaptations to a changing environment.

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