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Master of Environmental Studies Courses

MES Primary Courses - Summer 2024

Course Number	Course Title	Session
ENVS 5310 961	The History and Science of Climate Change	Summer Session I: May 28 – July 3, 2024
ENVS 5744 960	Regional Field Ecology	11-Week Session: May 28 – August 9, 2024
ENVS 6450 962	Environmental Activism: Actors, Approaches, and Outcomes	Summer Session II: July 5 – August 9, 2024

MES Secondary Courses - Summer 2024

Course Number	Course Title	Session
EESC 6715 990	Water Resources for Geologists and Environmental Scientists	11-Week Session: May 28 – August 9, 2024
ENVS 5744 960	Regional Field Ecology	11-Week Session: May 28 – August 9, 2024

MES Primary Courses - Fall 2024

Course Number	Course Title
ENVS 5100 660	Proseminar: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies
ENVS 5100 661	Proseminar: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies
ENVS 5220 660	Sustainable Agriculture and Product Stewardship.
ENVS 5404 660	Wetlands
ENVS 5600 660	Developing Environmental Policy
ENVS 5600 661	Developing Environmental Policy
ENVS 5706 660	Modeling Geographical Objects
ENVS 6300 660	The Future of water
ENVS 6302 660	Climate Technology: Finance and Policy
ENVS 6414 660	Creating Gateways to the Land with Smarter Conservation Strategies
ENVS 6551 660	The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice
ENVS 6611 660	Floodplain Management in a Changing Climate
ENVS 6675 660	Global Supply Chain Decarbonization
ENVS 6870 660	City Sustainability Policies: Building Performance, Energy, and Carbon Emissions: City Sustainability Policies: Building Performance, Energy, and Carbon Emissions
ENVS 6885 660	Fundamentals of Climate Action Planning for Cities
ENVS 6998 660	Masters of Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar

MES Secondary Courses - Fall 2024

Course Number	Course Title
DYNM 6580 001	Fundamentals of Sustainability
EESC 5200 690	Aqueous Geochemistry
EESC 5630 690	Hydrology
EESC 5720 690	Role of the Environmental Professional in Managing Contaminated Site Liability
ENVS 6611 660	Floodplain Management in a Changing Climate

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A building doesn’t exist in a bubble, says Marina Battle Rullo (MES ’23); as a sustainability consultant for an architecture firm, she can weigh in on energy, water, and community impacts that add up over time.

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