Graduate Program

Contact the Graduate Program Coordinator

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

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 Conservation
Corporate Sustainability	Marine Environments
Energy	Nature and Conservation Photography
Environmental Education	Political Ecology
Environmental Impact Assessment	Pro-environmental Behavior
Environmental Justice	Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Environmental Policy	Water Resources Management
Environmental Restoration	Wetlands Ecology, Restoration, and Management
Wildlife Conservation and Management

Faculty Thesis Advisors

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, please follow the above link to review the faculty thesis advisors, and contact those with focus areas of interest to you.