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MS Environmental Science and Management at University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

Programme overview

Bren's Master of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) is a two-year professional degree combining interdisciplinary training in environmental science, policy, economics, data analysis, management and communication. After core coursework, students deepen expertise through a specialization aligned with their professional goals. The program is full-time and on campus.

Faculty: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management  |  Duration: 2 years (full-time)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

What you will study

Core coursework is followed by a specialization and a client-based master's project (Bren Impact Project); students may instead complete an Eco-Entrepreneurship project designing a commercially viable product, service or venture with measurable environmental benefit.

Career pathways

Government agencies (e.g. EPA, NOAA, US Forest Service), consulting firms, nonprofit organizations and corporate sustainability roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level graduate application (applies to all UCSB graduate programmes): online application through the Graduate Division with transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, statement of purpose, personal history statement, résumé/CV, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo English Test scores where applicable, and GRE scores only if the programme requires them; deadlines and any programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Graduate application deadlines vary by department; decisions are typically released through winter and spring, and the final deadline to submit the Statement of Intent to Register is June 15.

Graduate applicants apply through the UCSB online graduate application; the deadline is set by each department. Application fee: $135 for US citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all others, payable by credit card, check or money order. GRE required only by some programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/admissions

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