Environmental Studies
Master of Science
- 36 hours of coursework
- Thesis and nonthesis options
- Acceptance depends heavily upon the recommendation of a potential faculty advisor. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact a potential advisor. Take a look at faculty members鈥� research interests, websites and publications. Email faculty whom you are interested in working with to let them know of your interest and learn more about their lab and current research.
GRE/GMAT Requirements
Application Deadlines
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Doctor of Philosophy
- Students must complete 32 hours of coursework plus an additional 30 hours of dissertation credit hours.
- Preliminary exam, prospectus defense and dissertation defense are required.
- Acceptance depends heavily upon the recommendation of a potential faculty advisor. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact a potential advisor. Take a look at faculty members鈥� research interests, websites and publications. Email faculty with whom you are interested in working to let them know of your interest and learn more about their lab and current research.
GRE/GMAT Requirements
Application Deadlines
For program details, review the .
Dual Degrees
MS/MBA in Environmental Studies and Leeds School of Business
The environmental studies Master of Science program provides advanced training in a setting that prioritizes cross-disciplinary perspectives and problem-oriented scholarship. Our goal is to deliver the knowledge and skills needed to confront 21st-century environmental challenges. This includes skills in business management and entrepreneurship. For these reasons, the Leeds School of Business and the Environment Studies Program collaborate to offer a dual MS/MBA degree program.
This dual degree program requires 36 credit hours of graduate coursework in environmental studies and 43 credit hours of MBA coursework (with 12 credit hours of environmental studies coursework applying toward the required 55 credit hours for the MBA). The MBA program will be considered the student's primary program. For more information, visit Leeds鈥� MS/MBA webpage.
MS/JD or PhD/JD in Environmental Studies and Colorado Law
Those who wish to pursue advanced degrees across these fields have the option of two dual degree programs: MS/JD and PhD/JD. Students will complete coursework in the core areas of the law, the natural and social sciences, values and ethics, and policy. Graduates of the dual degree program in law and environmental studies have the skills to impact future policies in government, industry and nonprofits, or to pursue research-focused careers.
This dual degree is offered in conjunction with the University of Colorado Law School. Colorado Law will grant credit for acceptable performance in graduate-level environmental studies courses toward the JD degree for up to 9 (for MS students) or 12 (for PhD students) credit hours of the required 89 credit hours for the JD degree. Environmental studies will grant up to 9 (for MS students) or 12 (for PhD students) credit hours of acceptable performance in law courses. The JD program will be considered the student's primary program. For more information, visit Colorado Law鈥檚 MS/JD and PhD/JD webpage.
