New York University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Through an interdisciplinary approach, students integrate the natural and social sciences with education and fieldwork to help students gain an understanding of the profound effects of human activity on the planet. Explore the role of education in solving environmental problems in multiple settings, from the city to the rainforest.

Students will work with faculty from a wide variety of disciplines, including education, history, philosophy, law, journalism, science, health, and the arts, and learn how to:

• Critique the profound effects of human activity on the planet
• Identify and apply environmental theories, ethics, and policies across a broad range of formal and nonformal settings, both locally and globally, such as schools, cultural institutions, government agencies, and non- and for-profit organizations
  
• Describe national and local models of environmental education, analyze contemporary environmental issues, and implement environmental education as an interdisciplinary tool in fostering environmental literacy and sustainability
  
• Develop competencies in environmental education, including program design, curriculum development, evaluation, grant writing, policy analysis, and nonprofit management

Environmental science is a multidisciplinary profession that promotes sustainability by preserving, protecting and restoring environments. The MS in Environmental Science from the School of Engineering provides a strong foundation in the fundamental sciences as well as regulatory environment issues that govern human-natural environmental interactions. The MS in Environmental Science exposes our students to a combination of theory and practical problem-solving approaches that can be directly applied in the workforce or provide a strong foundation for advanced graduate studies.

The program also offers a variety of research and scholarly activities, including natural and urban environmental systems management, food resilient cities, vulnerability mapping, urban water cycle/watershed studies, contamination remediation, climate change impacts on natural resources and anthropogenic interactions, and water and energy supply and demand chains.

To earn an MS in Environmental Science, students must complete 30 credits as described below, with a 3.0 GPA or better in all graduate courses and in all guided studies (readings, projects, theses, dissertations). Averages are computed separately for courses and guided studies. Transfer credits from other institutions are not included in this average.

Core Courses (9 Credits)

• Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology CE-GY 7373 
• Water & Wastewater Treatment CE-GY 7423 
  
• Hydrology CE-GY 7223 
  

Approved Courses (12 Credits) 
12 credits of approved courses in environmental engineering, and chemical and biological engineering at the School of Engineering, and environmental health science at New York University, including up to 6 approved transfer credits.

Suggested Approved Courses

• BIOL-GA 1004 Please refer to the bulletin for more information 
  
• EHSC-GA 1010 Please refer to the bulletin for more information 
  
• EHSC-GA 1006 Please refer to the bulletin for more information 
  
• Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution CE-GY 7233 
  
• Advanced Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology CE-GY 7393 
  
• Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment CE-GY 7433 
  
• Modeling Fate and Transport of Surface Water Pollution CE-GY 7473 
  
• Environmental Impact Assessment CE-GY 7673 
  
• Solid Waste Management CE-GY 7703 
  
• Environmental Systems Management CE-GY 7753 
  
• Air Pollution CE-GY 7523 
  
• Environmental Toxicology CE-GY 7553 
  
• MS Project in Civil & Urban Engineering Department CE-GY 9963 
  
• CE-GY 9973 Please refer to the bulletin for more information 
  
• Selected Topics in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering I CE-GY 7353 
  
• Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering I CE-GY 7723 
  
• Environmental Geotechnology CE-GY 8493 
  
• Climate Science: Realities & Risks of A Changing Climate CE-GY 7913 
  
• Geomatics and Gis Application in Civil and Environmental Engineering CE-GY 7733 
  
• Detection and Control of Waterborne Pathogens CE-GY 7573 
  
• Wetland Design for Water Quality Improvement CE-GY 7653 
  
• Risk Analysis CE-GY 8283
  

Electives (9 Credits) 

• 9 credits of approved elective courses

With the fast growth of urban population local governments, public service agencies, and urban utilities presently face increasing public demand for greater reliability, safety, affordability, and resiliency of the aging urban infrastructure systems. These systems have to be continuously adapted and upgraded (often with technology-driven solutions) to efficiently support essential public services, urban development, and economic growth. 

The infrastructure systems support a variety of urban sectors, including transportation, energy & water supply, sanitation & wastewater management, public buildings, district heating, public health & safety, waste management, telecommunication, and other essential services. Their sustainable development engages a wide variety of public and private sector stakeholders and greatly depends on a broad range of institutional, environmental, economic, societal, and operational factors. Such factors include public policy objectives, land use and geophysical system characteristics, regulatory requirements, environmental issues, availability of renewable resources, customers’ awareness and culture, management capabilities, and other operational state variables. With rising societal concerns with regard to climate change impact, environmental sustainability, and economic viability of the fast-growing urban centers, both Government and Industry presently face increasing needs for innovative capabilities of dynamic monitoring and “smart” system control to effectively meet the challenge of upgrading the aging urban infrastructure systems.

Facing these urban sustainability challenges, recent developments of Information Technology based “smart” infrastructure monitoring and control capabilities have been increasingly integrated into operation system optimization, early incident detection, and proactive mitigation, for upgrading the operational efficiency, safety, and service quality of the infrastructure systems. These innovative solutions are currently driving a significant paradigm shift from reactive to preemptive engineering and management of these urban systems, across the wide array of public service sectors that they support. The infrastructure industry development goal is to provide the engineers and managers of the urban systems with upgraded decision-making capabilities to better cope with the growing environmental risks, economic constraints, and complex operational uncertainties and effectively respond to the growing societal demand.

The interdisciplinary MS Program in Urban Infrastructure Systems targets the development of a broad understanding of the infrastructure management challenges facing metropolitan governments and urban utilities. Cutting across different disciplines of engineering, infrastructure financing, environmental policy, and planning, the program is focused on the needs and methodologies for integrating policy decision-making, intelligent technology solutions, and risk-based system analysis in urban infrastructure systems management to effectively meet the emerging challenges of sustainable urban development. Following five core courses, students may select an area of specialization in a specific urban sector, as indicated in the list of proposed majors. They are also required to complete a 3-credit Capstone project or a 6-credit Master Thesis. 

With specialized faculty members from Government, Industry, and Academia, the program is designed for professionals, with both engineering and non-engineering backgrounds, who are involved and/or interested in the fast-growing interdisciplinary field of urban systems management and career opportunities with government agencies, public and private sector utilities, and service industries across the wide array of the metropolitan sectors.

To accomplish these objectives the program includes:

• Core courses (5 courses, 3 credits each) related to challenges of infrastructure management strategies across the sectors.
• Majors (3 to 4 courses, 3 credits each) related to infrastructure management strategies for selected urban sectors, including Urban Transportation Planning & Management, Urban Water Supply & Environmental Systems Management, Smart Building & Energy Supply, Urban Construction Engineering & Management, and Infrastructure Systems Planning & Management. 
  
• Interdisciplinary Capstone Project (3 credits) or MS Research Thesis (6 credits) on a selected topic.
  

Minor Areas of Concentration

• Transportation Systems Management (TSM) 
  
• Construction Management (CM) 
  
• Environmental Systems Management (ESM) 
  
• Civil Infrastructure Systems Management (CISM)

Animal Studies
https://as.nyu.edu/animalstudies.html

Applied Urban Science & Informatics
https://cusp.nyu.edu/masters-degree/

Environmental and Energy Law
https://www.law.nyu.edu/llmjsd/environmental

Environmental Engineering
https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/environmental-engineering-ms

Environmental Public Health Sciences
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/master-public-health/concentrations/environmental-public-health-sciences

Historical and Sustainable Architecture
https://wp.nyu.edu/ma_historical_sustainable_architecture/

Science, Health and Environmental Reporting
https://journalism.nyu.edu/graduate/programs/science-health-and-environmental-reporting/

The Environment/Energy Policy concentration analyzes the implications of the changing global energy and environmental landscape, as well as the new and emerging opportunities and challenges energy and climate change present for national and global sustainability and security. As the world's demand for energy continues to grow, the quest is to find sustainable sources and solutions is critical. The modern energy sector is experiencing rapid change with new oil and gas developments reshaping traditional energy geopolitics; a strong and growing renewable energy sector impacting local, national, and international energy policies and future forecasts; and innovative technological advances that are transforming all areas of the energy supply chain. The concentration is structured to prepare students to help solve complex problems and offers students the opportunity to understand the roles of public and private sectors and how to formulate and implement impactful policy changes. This concentration equips students to compete and thrive in this challenging and exciting sector, taking advantage of the opportunities occurring across the energy and environmental landscape. Courses reflect the increasing importance of energy and the environment in the formulation of national and foreign policy among countries the world over, as well as the impact of climate change on our environment. Students in the Environment and Energy Policy concentration are required to take the first course listed below.

Goals 
Educating the next generation of leaders in energy and environment and preparing them with the knowledge and skills to thrive in their careers. Students are prepared to understand energy and environmental security through multiple international, national and local perspectives. Students learn to analyze and anticipate new patterns and structural shifts in environmental and energy policy and geopolitics.

Outcomes
Alumni graduating with a Concentration in Energy and Environment find careers in areas that include energy and environmental security, energy analytics, electricity markets, sustainable finance, environmental justice and sustainability, political risk are just some of the professional trajectories available to students in the concentration.

REQUIREMENTS
Concentration: Environment and Energy Policy
The Environment/Energy Policy concentration analyzes the implications of the changing global energy and environmental landscape, as well as the new and emerging opportunities and challenges energy and climate changes present for national and global sustainability and security. The modern energy sector is experiencing rapid change with new oil and gas developments reshaping traditional energy geopolitics; a strong and growing renewable energy sector impacting local, national, and international energy policies and future forecasts; and innovative technological advances that are transforming all areas of the energy supply chain. This concentration prepares students to compete and thrive in this challenging and exciting sector, taking advantage of the opportunities occurring across the energy and environmental landscape. Courses reflect the increasing importance of energy in the formulation of national and foreign policy among countries the world over, as well as the impact of climate change on our environment. Students in the Environment and Energy Policy concentration are required to take the first course listed below. Students must then select five concentration elective courses ( credits each) that are offered on a regular basis.

• GLOB1-GC240 Energy and the Environment 
  
• GLOB1-GC2405 Energy, Environment, and Resource Security 
  
• GLOB1-GC2095 Global Climate Change 
  
• GLOB1-GC2125 Clean Technology: Developments, Trends, and Opportunities 
  
• GLOB1-GC2145 Economics for Global Affairs 
  
• GLOB1-GC2281 Hunger and Development: The Politics of Global Food Security 
  
• GLOB1-GC2400 Introduction to Energy Policy 
  
• GLOB1-GC2410 The Geopolitics of Energy 
  
• GLOB1-GC2420 The Economics and Finance of Energy 
  
• GLOB1-GC2425 Private Sector Partnerships 
  
• GLOB1-GC2440 Sustainable Development 
  
• GLOB1-GC2445 Global Electricity Markets and Policy 
  
• GLOB1-GC2460 Nuclear Energy, the Environment, and Proliferation
• GLOB1-GC2480 Energy Deals 
  
• GLOB1-GC2525 Water, Politics, Sustainability, and Opportunities 
  
• GLOB1-GC2546 Infrastructure Security and Resilience 
  
• GLOB1-GC2555 Advanced Colloquium (Environmental/Energy Policy) 
  
• GLOB1-GC2565 Advanced Research Workshop
• GLOB1-GC00 Comparative Energy Politics
• GLOB1-GC050 Leveraging Foreign Investment for Development in Poor Countries
• GLOB1-GC060 Political Risk: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis
• GLOB1-GC2481 Hacking for Energy
• GLOB1-GC2486 Energy Modeling
• GLOB1-GC062 Strategic Risk Taking 
  
• GLOB1-GC2516 Advanced Data Analysis for Global Affairs 
  
• GLOB1-GC2518 Geographic Information Systems for Global Affairs 
  
• GLOB1-GC920 Consulting Practicum 
  
• GLOB1-GC2645 The United Nations and 21st Century Challenges 
  
• GLOB1-GC2151 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Global Affairs 
  
• GLOB1-GC2515 Applied Statistics and Data Analysis 
  
• GLOB1-GC2540 Climate Change and Human Rights 
  
• GLOB1-GC210 The Integration of Profit & Purpose: Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Purpose-driven Leadership in the 21st Century 
  
• GLOB1-GC1075 Identities, Attitudes and Actions in Global Affairs 
  
• GLOB1-GC2292 Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
  
• GLOB1-GC2492 Fighting for the Rainforest: Sustainable Development and Environmental Justice in Amazon 
  
• GLOB1-GC2490 Energy and Sustainability Management for Portfolios: Putting Policy into Practice 
  
• GLOB1-GC2485 Global Climate Finance 
  
• GLOB1-GC2496 Climate Justice and Climate Finance 
  
• GLOB1-GC2494 Astropolitik: The Politics, Policies, and Technologies of Outer Space 
  

The M.S. in Real Estate Development (MSRED) provides students with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in the dynamic industry of real estate development. The core development courses provide a strong foundation and understanding of the development process; finance of development projects; legal, land use, and regulatory frameworks; design and construction; and market analysis and technology. The program provides NYU SPS students with flexibility. The degree can be completed part-time, full-time, or in an accelerated full-time format in 13 months or more. On-site and hybrid study options are available. 

The MS in Real Estate Development program has three concentrations with specialized tier courses.

The concentration in Sustainable development focuses on green buildings, infrastructure, and resilience.

Students who choose this concentration are required to complete all four courses listed below.

• DEVE1-GC2100 Construction Cost Estimating 
  
• DEVE1-GC2105 Green Building & Sustainable Development 
  
• DEVE1-GC2110 Infrastructure & Urban Development 
  
• DEVE1-GC2115 Applied Project in Sustainable Development 
  

The Environmental Public Health Sciences concentration is housed within the Department of Global and Environmental Health and anticipates the global marketplace demand for expertise in both environmental health research and practice, focusing on developing skills in analyzing and managing complex issues through both research and applied practice.

Students develop a deep understanding of current global policy and practice, and the ability to advance sustainable, equitable, scalable solutions to environmental challenges. Students core and elective courses will encompass Systems Science, Applied Global Health, and Sustainability.

All students in the Environmental Public Health Sciences track take the following courses:

• GPH-GU 2120 Foundations of Global Health
• GPH-GU 2265 Climate Change and Global Public Health
  
• GPH-GU 5210 Global Health Disaster Preparedness & Response
  
• GPH-GU 2280 Environmental Health Assessments & Interventions 

Bioethics, Environmental and Animal Ethics Focus
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/programs/master-arts-bioethics

Environmental Planning
https://wagner.nyu.edu/education/degrees/master-urban-planning/curriculum