The Fall 2017 application deadline is approaching for the Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Management and Sustainability at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. This program prepares future environmental managers to manage ecological issues through the combined disciplines of environmental science and project management. The program has been designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of ecosystems and to enhance their ability to apply tools and methods for assessing the effects of an increasing human impact of ecosystems. Project management and Geographic Information Systems software will be used to help design, implement and evaluate a research project in environmental management. Field research components at St. Edward’s Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve and three biological research stations in Costa Rica provide each student with the opportunity to conduct fieldwork in four different ecosystems in two different countries. The curriculum consists of three semesters of coursework at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, a one-month field research course in Costa Rica in the summer after the first year and either a required internship or a funded field research project in Costa Rica supported through an NSF IRES grant, during the spring of the second year of the program.
Deadline May 15 For program information contact Dr. Peter Beck or visit https://www.stedwards.edu/academics/masters/sustainability -- Peter Beck, PhD Associate Professor and Coordinator of Environmental Science and Policy Director, PSM in Environmental Management and Sustainability St. Edward's University 3001 S. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78704 Office: 512-428-1249
