Program Description

The Environmental Studies Master of Science program is designed to prepare students for careers as environmental professionals or to pursue further academic training in Ph.D. and other advanced degree programs.  Our interdisciplinary curriculum embraces both quantitative and qualitative research and some of the topics that we focus on include: 

California Wild (Protected) Lands	Forest Ecology and    Conservation
Climate Impacts Research	Human Ecology
Coastal Environments	Insect Ecology
Corporate Sustainability	Marine Environments
Energy	Nature and Conservation Photography
Environmental Education	Political Ecology
Environmental Impact Assessment	Pro-environmental Behavior
Environmental Justice	Sustainable Agriculture
Environmental Policy	Water Resources Management
Environmental Restoration	Wetlands Ecology, Restoration, and  Management
Wildlife Conservation and Management

Global and local perspectives are integrated in the coursework and the faculty and students embrace a diversity of perspectives. Faculty members work closely with graduate students within the above areas of specialization to execute a program of study. For additional information, review the faculty thesis advisors and contact those with focus areas of interest to you.

 

Graduate Program Information Links

 

• Applying to the Program

• Requirements for Admission

• Master's Degree Requirements

• Thesis/Project Guidelines

• Meet the Graduate Students

• Completed Master's Theses

• Master of Science Advising Sheet [PDF]

 

Faculty Thesis Advisors

 

• Katherine Cushing, Professor

• Gary Klee, Professor

• Metha Klock, Assistant Professor

• Dustin Mulvaney, Associate Professor

• Rachel O'Malley, Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator

• Kathryn Davis, Professor

• William Russell, Professor

• Lynne Trulio, Chair, Professor, and College of Social Sciences Dean's Office Fellow

• Carolina Prado, Assistant Professor

• Costanza Rampini, Assistant Professor

 

Contact the Graduate Program Coordinator

For more information about the Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator at envstudies-ms@sjsu.edu.

 

Graduate Listserves

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