Environmental Studies (MA)

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The MA in Environmental Studies program's mission is to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on environmental issues and problem solving. Students have access to faculty expertise in the natural sciences, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, business and economics. The program is designed to provide advanced training and skills important for professionals in the environmental science and policy fields.

Core Courses (16 Units):

ENST 500 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Studies Units: 4
ENST 520 Environmental Law and Policy Units: 4
ENST 530 Environmental Risk Analysis Units: 4
ENST 540 California Coastal Zone Science and Policy Units: 4

Skills and Methods Courses (8 units):

Choose one methods course from below:
ENST 510 Statistics for Environmental Analysis Units: 4
GEOL 425L Data Analysis in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Units: 4
PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis Units: 4
ANTH 562 The Practice of Ethnography Units: 4
Choose one skills course from below:
DSCI 510 Principles of Programming for Data Science Units: 4
PPD 534 Data, Evidence, and Communication of the Public Good Units: 4
SSCI 581 Concepts for Spatial Thinking Units: 4
SSCI 576 Remote Sensing Applications and Emerging Technologies Units: 4
SSCI 588 Remote Sensing for GIS Units: 4

Electives (6-8 units):

Advanced 500-level courses selected in consultation with an adviser.