Environmental Science and Policy, MS at George Mason University

This master's program meets the increasing need for trained environmental professionals who can address the problems of land and water management, land use and urbanization, wetland loss, microbial ecology, bioremediation, conservation biology, and ecosystem preservation. These professionals will also contribute to the analysis and resolution of global problems such as deforestation, insufficient world food supplies, population growth, planetary health, and global climate change. Areas of specific departmental focus include ecosystems, conservation, environmental biocomplexity, molecular ecology, sustainability science, environmental policy and management, and human/environmental interactions.

Faculty: College of Science  |  Duration: 30-33 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 30-33 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Conservation Biology; Urban Ecosystems & Processes; Marine Ecology; Estuarine and Coastal Ecology; Fundamentals of Ecology; Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking.

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