The George Washington University - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
MA in Environmental Resource Policy
Washington, USA
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 60,014 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Policy (MA-ESP) at GW’s Trachtenberg School in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is a STEM multidisciplinary programme preparing students for environmental policy work. Students take a specialized two-semester environmental sciences course to ground scientific understanding of resource policy. The programme ends with a capstone where small teams deliver a pro bono product for a client.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter government, nonprofits, private sector, and advocacy groups. Potential roles include policy analyst, environmental consultant, sustainability manager, researcher, and programme manager across local, national, and international settings and private consultancy work.
The Master of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Policy (MA-ESP) at the Trachtenberg School offers a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and sustainability studies. This STEM program prepares students to enter environmental policy careers in government, nonprofit organizations, the private sector and environmental advocacy groups.
Students begin the program by taking a specialized, two-semester course in environmental sciences, which provides a solid grounding in the scientific side of environmental and resource policy.
The program culminates in a capstone project, during which students collaborate in small groups on a pro bono product for a client of their choice.
The following requirements must be fulfilled
The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Programs.
36 credits, including 24 credits in required courses and 12 credits in elective courses.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 36 credits, including 24 credits in required courses and 12 credits in elective courses.
Required
- ECON 6237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources
- ENRP 6101 Environmental Sciences I: Physical Sciences
- ENRP 6102 Environmental Sciences II: Life Sciences
- PPPA 6002 Research Methods and Applied Statistics
- PPPA 6006 Policy Analysis
- PPPA 6007 Microeconomics for Public Policy I *
- PPPA 6140 Introduction to Environmental Law
- PPPA 6198 Environmental Resource Policy Capstone
- or PPPA 6008 MPA/MPP Capstone
Electives
12 credits of approved elective drawn from a number of departments throughout the University.
*Students who previously completed required courses may be allowed to substitute additional elective courses with program approval. Students may substitute PPPA 6017, PPPA 6014, or ECON 6217 for PPPA 6007.
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) offers funding opportunities in all doctoral and master's programs. These awards differ by level and by program. PhD students are typically offered full funding packages (full tuition, living stipend, and graduate assistantship). CCAS offers merit-based partial tuition awards to many of the students admitted to our PsyD and master's programs; some of these programs also offer graduate assistantships as well as small stipend awards.