Masters (MA) in Applied Environmental and Sustainability Studies

21st Century Careers in Environmental and Sustainability Fields

The climate crisis, environmental justice challenges, and the visioning of sustainable futures are some of the most urgent issues of our time. We are enthusiastic about the power of online education on these issues to make advanced degrees accessible to working professionals and non-traditional students. In this vein, our program brings a range of media (e.g., podcasts, video lectures, documentaries, academic and popular readings) and assignments (e.g., written, audio, and video responses; research projects; writing for a general audiences, such as op-eds or blog posts) into classes to appeal to students with different learning styles and backgrounds.

Our teaching is oriented around publicly engaged practice with a focus on project-based, experiential, and community-based learning that brings academic work done online into the real world in ways that feel timely and relevant to each student. We look forward to working closely with students online each term to engage with the course material and help students to identify and hone their interests and the application of these interests in their future careers.

Focus Areas

• Analyze complex environmental and sustainability issues from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives
• Critical thinking skills to create sustainability solutions to the planet's environmental challenges
• Effectively communicate environmental issues and sustainability solutions through scientific and non-scientific writing
• Recognize and engage in practices that work toward social and environmental justice