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MS Environmental Science and Management at University of Delaware

University of Delaware, United States

Programme overview

This interdisciplinary programme on the intersection of environmental science, policy and management equips students with practical decision-making and management skills for environmental-sector jobs. Strengths include climate change, water quality, sea level rise, offshore wind and fisheries.

Faculty: College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment  |  Department: School of Marine Science and Policy  |  Duration: 21 months; 33 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall; priority December 15, final June 30 (programme page); admission page lists rolling with final deadlines May 1 (fall) and November 1 (spring)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Newark, DE, United States

What you will study

33 credits: management foundation (3), ENSC 601 Fundamentals of Environmental Science (3), data analysis (6), science-management connections (3), a track of 12 credits (climate science, earth resources or marine science), and MAST 663 plus a capstone (MAST 664) or analytical paper (MAST 865) (6 credits total with MAST 663). Full-time load is 9 credits per semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Environmental Science and Management (ESM) Degree Program This professional degree equips students with practical decision-making and management skills applicable to jobs in the environmental sector. Students select a specialized course track—climate, earth resources or marine—and are assigned an individual faculty advisor. They begin the program in the fall or spring and end the program with a group capstone experience that considers a real-world issue for an outside client, completing the 33-credit degree program in 21 months. Students admitted to ESM often hold undergraduate degrees in environmental science or studies, natural resource management, biology, geology, marine science, meteorology, economics, policy, planning and sociology. A full-time academic load is 9 credits hours per semester for each semester. All required coursework is completed in two years. The program is described for full-time students, but students may participate in a part-time capacity, which would influence time-to-degree.

Intake: Fall: December 15: Priority admission deadline June 30: Final deadline to apply

Duration: 21 months; 33 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad-admissions.udel.edu/apply/

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