Master of Environmental Studies
Prospective Students
The Master of Environmental Studies (MES) degree in the School of Arts and Sciences meets the academic interests of a diverse community of college graduates who seek graduate-level education in environmental analysis and management. The MES program at the University of Pennsylvania undertakes to expose its students to the range of disciplines that must be considered in addressing critical environmental problems, while ensuring that each student develops expertise to the level of a responsible professional.The Master of Environmental Studies program serves:
- Established environmental practitioners with only a bachelor's degree who have encountered professional limitations as a consequence of insufficient education.
- Established environmental professionals who seek further specialized instruction in some aspect of environmental studies.
- College graduates whose current employment fails to engage their environmental interests, and who intend to use the MES degree to effect a career change.
- Degree candidates in professional schools who would like to combine the professional skills they will acquire fromtheir primary programs with the substance of a degree in Environmental Studies.
- Submatriculants at Penn majoring in Environmental Studies in the College, or in any other major in the College, Wharton, SEAS, or Nursing, who choose to acquire the credentials that will enable them to accept responsible entry-level positions in the environmental field.