Master of Environmental Management

The Graduate Study Program is developed through discussions involving the graduate student, the student's advisor, and the student's Graduate Committee. Students must complete at least 45 graduate credits. A program of study must include a set of ESR graduate core courses totaling 12 credits. In addition to the ESR Graduate core courses, students complete courses that constitute an area of concentration (or track).

M.E.M. Degree Program Elements

1. ESR Graduate Core Courses

The required courses ESR 620, ESR 621 and ESR 622 have been replaced by the Core Courses

The ESR graduate core is 12 credits. The purpose of the core is to foster interdisciplinary thinking among students and faculty members, to expose students to the breadth of environmental science, to introduce students to specific areas in environmental law and policy, to expose students to concept of risk assessment, to teach research skills, and to introduce students to the history of environmental scholarship and thought.

Click HERE to review the courses accepted as meeting the core course requirements for the MS and MEM Programs in Environmental Sciences.

ESR 507 Environmental Seminar (1 cr per quarter, 3 cr min)
(Seminars are given by graduate students and visiting researchers. Masters students will typically earn 1 cr for each quarter of attendance.)

2. Quantitative Analysis

A course in research methods, experimental design, or statistical analysis, is required to ensure students have sufficient skills for environmental research. Three credits of course work are required for the M.E.M. degree.

Click HERE to review the list of courses accepted as meeting the quantitative methods requirement for all MS and MEM students.

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3. ESR Areas of Concentration (Tracks)

Elective courses are to be defined in the student's Program of Study, and agreed upon by the student and the advisory committee. Courses may be selected to provide additional background, to explore new areas, and to add depth to a scholastic program.

5. Thesis or Project

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3. ESR Areas of Concentration (Tracks)

Sets of courses that constitute an area of concentration have been established within the ESR Graduate Program to give focus to study and research. Three areas of concentration have been defined. New areas of concentration can be developed by groups of faculty members and students and proposed through normal curricular channels.

--Areas of concentration for M.S. students consist of at least 15 credits of graduate course work (courses number 500 and above) in areas which the major advisor and advisory committee recommend to support the planned thesis research work.
--Areas of concentration for M.E.M. students consist of at least 15 credits in one of the areas described below.

Air Resources - course work in the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere, including trace gas chemistry, the movement of air masses, and climatology; course work in topics related to air pollutants.

Water Resources - course work concerning the distribution, quantity, and quality of surface and ground water, including course work in hydrology, water quality chemistry, and aquatic biology.

Land Resources - course work on the analysis of lands and landscapes based on soils, underlying geology, and terrestrial vegetation, including course work in geographic information systems and terrestrial ecosystem ecology.