Environmental Advocacy and Education

This concentration focuses primarily on preparing students to communicate complex environmental concepts to various audiences. It includes environmental education, journalism, and advocacy. Graduates may find themselves teaching in classroom or non-traditional settings (museums or nature centers), or working in not-for-profit organizations doing community outreach and communication or in media organizations.

Typical Courses from the MES program

• ENVS 654 - Public Science Education in Informal Settings

Typical Courses from Other Schools at Penn

Urban Studies

• URBS 404 - Philanthropy and the City
• URBS 412 - Building Nonprofits from the Ground Up
• URBS 416 - Metropolitan Food Systems
• URBS 454 - City Limits: The Impact of Urban Policy.

Fels Institute of Government

GAFL 520 - Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurism

GAFL 521 - Fundraising for Nonprofits

GAFL 528 - Marketing for Non-Profits and Governments

GAFL 722 - Budgeting and Financial Management for Public and Nonprofit Entities

GAFL 748 - Foundations and Grant Management

GAFL 749 - Leading Nonprofit Organizations

GAFL 761 - Government Relations (Lobbying)

School of Education
EDUC 521 Science in Elementary/Middle School

Wharton School

BPUB 761 - Risk Analysis and Environmental Management

LGST 806 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Nursing School

NURS 516 - International Nutrition: Political Economy of World Hunger

School of Design

CPLN 648 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

CPLN 725 - Innovations in Growth Management

CPLN 766 - Land Conservation Finance

School of Social Work and Social Policy

SWRK 730 Community Mapping