克拉克大學

The Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) Program at Clark University prepares students for exciting careers at the intersection of environment, technology, policy and society. ES&P continues a long tradition: the current program has evolved from one of the first environmental programs in the country to explore this multi-faceted intersection.

Environmental challenges are inherently complex and dynamic. ES&P teaches students to use knowledge and methods from both the natural and social sciences; to integrate quantitative, spatial, qualitative and narrative data; and to understand interconnections among environment, technology, policy, society, and development. The ES&P student becomes equipped with knowledge, skills and perspectives to work collaboratively with a wide array of stakeholders - communities, governmental agencies, NGOs, businesses, researchers, and donors - in ways that are sensitive to cultural, institutional, socio-political, and economic contexts. Our approach to scholarship and practice is constructively critical, engaged with diverse people and places, and strongly integrative. We are an academically rigorous, professionally oriented program. Faculty academic advisors work closely with ES&P students to co-create a course of study that best-prepares each student to be successful in meeting their employment and career goals.

ES&P students participate in research/practice collaborations that tackle a wide range of pressing issues, from health risks associated with toxic chemicals, through climate change impacts and adaptation, to natural resource governance, and capacity building for sustainable development in both domestic US and international settings. ES&P students are educated to recognize, characterize, frame, understand and collaboratively respond to the challenging environmental issues of the 21st Century.

Graduate Requirements

The ES&P MS degree requires completion of 12 courses: 4 core courses (including the Final Project course) plus 8 electives. The core provides ES&P graduate students with a firm foundation in science and policy knowledge and skills, plus research/practice experience. The elective courses allow students flexibility to take courses across disciplines, gaining specific knowledge and skills that prepare them for professional and/or academic careers. As a small, vibrant interdisciplinary research university, we strongly encourage our students to take advantage of the exciting diversity of courses offered within our home Department of International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE), and in other departments, particularly Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics and Management.

Courses

• BIOL 301 - Ecology of Atlantic Shores
• BIOL 316 - Ecology
• EN 241 - Environmental Toxicology
• GEOG 337 - Feminism, Nature and Culture
• GEOG 343 - Human Dimensions of Global Change
• GEOG 356 - Utopian Visions, Urban Realities: Planning Cities for the 21st Century
• IDCE 30185 - Sustainability and the Role of Higher Education
• IDCE 30209 - Research Project Development for Environmental Science and Policy
• IDCE 30213 - Master's Final Research Paper