The Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management is awarded for successful completion of 42 credits. The curriculum offers a sound foundation in the public policy and management disciplines with concentrations in these two areas. Students can further deepen their skills in specific subject areas. All students take a culminating capstone seminar in which they develop a research- or practice-based project with the potential for real-world application. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary and critical approaches to environmental and sustainability studies.
| Core Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NURP 5001/NURP 5005 Economics for Public Policy | 3 |
| NURP 5013 Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| Required Courses | |
| Making a Difference Requirement | 3 |
| NEPS 5006 Principles of Environmental Science | 3 |
| NEPS 5001 Climate Change: Systemic Crisis and System Change | 3 |
| NEPS 5008 Sustainability Perspectives and Practice | 3 |
| Leadership for Sustainability and Environmental Policy Requirement | 3 |
| NEPS 6001 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management | 3 |
| Finance Requirement | 3 |
| Strategic Change Requirement | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements (choose one area) | |
| Policy Concentration | 12 |
| NURP 6002 Policy Analysis | 3 |
| Environmental Policy Requirement | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Management Concentration | 12 |
| NMGM 5010 Management and Organizational Behavior (or other Management courses approved by the chair) | 3 |
| Management Requirement | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 42 |
Choose from courses on justice and innovation in relation to environmental and sustainability practices across sectors. Sample courses that satisfy this requirement:
Choose from courses on financial systems that underlie the pathways and practices of sustainability. Sample courses that satisfy this requirement:
Choose from courses on methods, tools, and techniques with which to manage change. Sample courses that satisfy this requirement:
Choose from courses examining environmental infrastructure policy. Sample courses that satisfy this requirement:
*These are sample courses. Please consult your advisor about other courses that will fulfill these requirements.
Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management students often conduct their capstone research projects in close collaboration with organizations working in the field. Our students have partnered with civil society, social movement, governmental, intergovernmental, non-governmental, private, and nonprofit organizations. These include the ETC Group, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Transnational Institute, Heinrich Böll Foundation, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Urban Indigenous Collective, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Climate Museum, El Puente Environmental Justice, NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, NYC 2030, Green Feen, and others.
You can also use your elective courses toward completing one of the university’s graduate minors, which provide a structured, accessible way to complement your primary course of study with fresh ways of thinking. Your graduate minor is officially recorded on your transcript.
This program is STEM designated. After graduating, eligible F-1 students in this program can apply for an additional 24 months of Optional Practical Training at the end of their Post-Completion OPT.
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