Prospective Students

Although an undergraduate degree in a science such as Biology, Geology, or Chemistry is preferred, it is not required. Successful students in the program have come from many different undergraduate educational backgrounds such as Economics, Political Science, and English.

The Master of Environmental Studies program serves:

• Established environmental practitioners with 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 from their primary programs with the substance of a degree in Environmental Studies.
• Undergraduates at Penn in the School of Arts & Sciences, who choose to acquire the credentials that will enable them to accept responsible entry-level positions in the
  environmental field.