Sustainable Leadership - MS

In this program, students will master the knowledge and techniques required to work in a wide range of professional sustainability positions. The program can prepare students for further graduate work (PhD) or research, teaching and administrative positions in both the public and private sectors as well as academia. The following describes a typical MA student’s program. 

Advisory Committee

In collaboration with the EVS Advisor and their Project Advisor, students will customize a set of courses based on educational or work experience, professional aspirations, and project content. Master’s students have the opportunity to investigate across a wide variety of disciplines and propose solutions to real-world socio-ecological problems. Students have the choice of working independently or as part of a team. The methods of project differ from a thesis mainly because a project is usually interdisciplinary team effort resulting in a jointly authored document.

Students will seek out a Project Advisor in the area of interest and one other committee member to guide them through the process of completing the final project. Dr. Craig Thomas ([email protected]) in the Department of Environment and Sustainability can provide guidance and administrative support to individuals admitted to the proposed new degree program in Sustainability Leadership. 
Changes in Committee membership require EVS Departmental approval. Each semester the Committee evaluates the student’s progress toward their degree and reports that progress to the Committee.  In cases in which the student is not making satisfactory progress, the Committee may recommend to the Graduate School that the student be placed on probation.