Sustainability Science

The Sustainability Science program prepares students professionally for a broad range of sustainability-focused careers in industry, government, or the non-profit sector.  Students will graduate with: (1) a systems-based foundation for analyzing current environmental challenges; (2) pragmatic training and field experiences; (3) critical thinking and communications skills; and (4) knowledge and understanding of the interrelated scientific, social, economic and political underpinnings of environmental problems, solutions, and practices. Our proposed program is practice/career-based, and students will complete a 4-credit project with an NGO, government agency or company.

Students in the program will select one concentration area from among 4 options: Environmental Quality and Human Health, Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture, Water Sustainability and Climate Change, and Urban Sustainability.   Because the program combines core classes and a chosen area of concentration, students will build a strong intellectual foundation for analyzing interconnections between social, economic and ecological systems, and will also develop expertise depth within a given domain.  

Additional information is available on the program website http://eco.umass.edu/degree-programs/sustainability-science/.