Universidad Ana G. Méndez - Recinto de Cupey
Master of Science in Environmental Management with a specialty in Conservation and Management of Natural Resources
San Juan, Puerto Rico
MSc
DURATION
5 semesters
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This Master of Science in Environmental Management specialty trains professionals to offer productive alternatives for integrated wildlife management, emphasizing habitat protection and species conservation. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to analyze interactions and interdependence among ecological, socio-economic, cultural, and technological components in managing and conserving tropical ecosystems. Keywords: conservation, biodiversity, habitat management, natural resource management, ecosystem services. It covers monitoring and assessment.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in wildlife and natural resource management, such as wildlife manager, conservation officer, protected-area manager, ecological restoration specialist, biodiversity specialist, environmental consultant, policy analyst, environmental educator, or researcher in tropical ecosystem conservation.
This specialty includes the training of professionals capable of offering productive alternatives in the integral management of wildlife, with special attention to the protection and conservation of the habitat of the species. The courses of this specialty have an interdisciplinary approach in the analysis of the interaction and interdependence of the ecological, socio-economic, cultural and technological components in the management and conservation of tropical ecosystems.
