Master of Science - Environmental Management

The master of science (MS) in environmental management program is designed to provide students with the tools and techniques to navigate the business aspects of environmental management. Students learn to assess and convey the business, ethical and legal information to those who make or are affected by the decisions that shape our natural resources and environment.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Apply key terminology, facts, concepts, principles, historical perspectives and theories concerning environmental management and global sustainability toward solving environmental challenges.
• Align sustainability initiatives with organization mission and core values.
• Manage environmental-related risk from an organization’s operation.
• Identify environmental hazards affecting air, water and soil quality.
• Assess environmental-related risk.
• Develop controls to reduce or eliminate risk.
• Employ project management processes and analytical tools to achieve a sustainable outcome to environmental problems.
• Conduct environmental research and communicate risk from an organization’s operations.
• Research scientific, engineering, economic, and congressional information for statutory, regulatory and sustainable approaches to environmental problems.
• Prepare technical papers/briefings to communicate risk/solutions to stakeholders.