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MAS Climate Science and Policy at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy provides advanced training in climate science and policy for working professionals in government, industry and education. The interdisciplinary field covers multi-decadal and multi-century changes in the atmosphere, ocean, earth, cryosphere and biosphere.

Faculty: Scripps Institution of Oceanography  |  Duration: One year full time (50 units), August to June  |  Intake: Summer (June) admission, program begins in August  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 50 units: 42 core units including a six-unit capstone project and eight elective units. Courses include Climate Math and Science, Introduction to Climate Policy, The Physical Basis of Global Warming, Economics of the Environment, Policy-Making Processes, and Ocean-Atmosphere and Climate Variability.

Career pathways

Working professionals in government, industry and education

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Prospective candidates should submit and complete the official UC San Diego online graduate application for admission, the application fee, one set of official transcripts from each institution attended after high school, three letters of recommendation, and a current résumé or curriculum vitae.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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