University of California, Los Angeles
AC-4: Graduate Program

Our Environment and Sustainability Ph.D. equips students with diverse perspectives to develop profound new ideas, knowledge and answers to the most important concerns facing people and the planet. The program provides a deep understanding of how fundamental principles of environmental science and sustainability can be applied to research and address key environmental challenges that require skills in multiple disciplines—preparing students for a range of careers in academia, as well as public and private sectors.

Students will choose areas of focus such as:

Climate
Energy
Food
Water
Air quality
Health
Ecosystems
Urban systems
Sustainable enterprise and development
Consumption
Social cohesion and inequality
Environmental justice
Environmental humanities
Narrative theory and practice
Environmental communications
Governance and policy
Environmental law

The ES&E program is a professional doctorate program that provides students the scientific, engineering, and policy skills to translate their research into effective environmental action. The ES&E program uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop leaders in environmental science and policy. All students take courses in environment and sustainability, air pollution, water quality, toxicology, engineering, economics, and regulation and policy.

The program is administered by the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and offered in collaboration with twelve academic departments in the College of Letters and Science and the Schools of Engineering, Management, Public Health, Public Policy and Law. Coursework includes a core course sequence on Issues and Methods in Environment and Sustainability.

Howard and Irene Levine Program in Housing and Social Responsibility - Anderson school of management: Housing is fundamental to our quality of life, not just in Los Angeles, but around the world. UCLA possesses the academic expertise and core public education and service mission to play a leadership role in this area. The Howard and Irene Levine Program in Housing and Social Responsibility addresses timely and critical issues related to urban housing markets, and housing policy and sustainability, particularly the housing needs and outcomes of lower-income and workforce households. The Levine Program, comprised of a multi-faceted set of enterprises, challenges and inspires UCLA students to think about broader societal issues in the context of their professional and personal pursuits, empowers UCLA faculty and doctoral students to undertake cutting edge research in the field, and enables the Ziman Center to serve the community by promoting public dialogue and education, all for the betterment of society.

Additional programs listed here:
http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/our-initiatives/education-and-research/academic-programs/

This award winning certificate program enables graduate students from any area on campus to reach out beyond their departmental studies to incorporate interdisciplinary sustainability courses and sustainability-focused community research into their graduate education.

Sustainability, defined as the simultaneous consideration of economic, environmental and social factors, has become a key element in decision making in many areas of business and public policy. By definition, sustainability requires a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Leaders in Sustainability allows students to create a program tailored to their needs and background, by choosing among the sustainability related opportunities at UCLA. Students take a core course in sustainability and relevant electives and participate in leadership training.

Additionally, students have a positive impact on the community as they learn experientially by collaborating on client projects for local businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies. Leaders in Sustainability students also give themselves a career edge by developing a broad knowledge of topics that are increasingly relevant to employers.