• The Bren School takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to environmental training. The curriculum includes broad and balanced training in natural science, social science, and management, and emphasizes quantitative and analytical approaches to environmental problem solving.
  • Faculty have crafted the curriculum carefully to ensure students are competitive in the job market and can readily advance in careers as key players in solving environmental problems.
  • MESM students complete a suite of nine required core courses in natural sciences, economics, policy, law and business. In addition to the core requirements, MESM students choose and take elective courses in one of the following seven specializations: Coastal Marine Resources Management; Conservation Planning; Corporate Environmental Management; Economics and Politics of the Environment; Energy and Climate; Pollution Prevention and Remediation; or Water Resources Management.