University of Delaware
AC-4: Graduate Program

The graduate program in Energy and Environmental Policy prepares students to contribute to the improvement of environmental and energy policy through the development of an interdisciplinary understanding of the interactions of society, resources, and the environment. The Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) offers a Masters degree and a Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy with the support of five colleges at the University: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts and Science, Business and Economics, Engineering (where CEEP is housed), Earth, Ocean and Environment. The degrees are intended for individuals who wish to focus their graduate programs on interdisciplinary study of the field of energy and environmental policy.

Water is a valuable resource that is critical for the health, vitality, and long-term sustainability of all natural ecosystems. For humans, water plays an essential role in food and energy production, transportation, and recreation. Worldwide, however, water resources are at a risk. Unsustainable population growth, land-use changes, pollution, and global climate change all threaten the distribution, quantity, and quality of the water on which all life depends. Protecting and preserving our water resources requires that we take a “big picture” approach that addresses where water comes from, where it goes, how it travels, how it is used by living things, what’s in it, and how to remediate problems and develop policies to protect water. The interdisciplinary program in Water Science & Policy educates students to address the complex challenges that we face today; to develop solutions that are socially acceptable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable; and to be true stewards of our environment.

The Master of Science (M.S.) program in Agricultural and Resource Economics provides students with the training to succeed in a competitive Ph.D. program, while offering the perspectives and skills necessary to work for an agribusiness firm or government agency. The program was developed to provide advanced study and experience in natural resources management, field ecology, environmental science and related fields that are not readily available at other local colleges and universities.

Plant and Social Science (MS and Ph.D)- https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/departments/plant-and-soil-sciences/graduate-programs/plant-science-graduate/ Wildlife Ecology (MS) - https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21336&hl=wildlife+ecology&returnto=search Entomology (MS) - https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21335&hl=wildlife+ecology&returnto=search Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D) -https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21337&hl=wildlife+ecology&returnto=search

The graduate certificate provides a foundation of knowledge needed to manage design, product development, buying, promotion, sourcing, and production of apparel, textiles, and footwear in ways that are socially responsible and sustainable.

This interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy Engineering and Policy (REEP-CERT) is offered by the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences. It is designed for those with an undergraduate degree in a Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) field who seek to strengthen their knowledge of renewable energy technologies and policy, and, if course prerequisites are met, can be earned by matriculated graduate students as well as by those in graduate/non-degree status.

Wind power is a rapidly growing and evolving field that crosses traditional academic disciplines and increasingly requires practitioners who understand the relationships among the various components of wind turbines, the environment, regulations and society. Those aspiring to work and advance in the field must have a basic understanding of wind turbine mechanical and electrical systems, including the integration of variable generation into the electrical grid, the multiple factors governing selection of optimum sites to locate wind power projects, the economics and regulatory policies governing wind power and the complex ways in which society’s understanding and acceptance of renewable energy power generation can impact wind projects.

Geographic Information Science Certificate - https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21542&returnto=3830 Minerals, Materials, and Society Certificate - https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21699&returnto=3830 Socially Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Business Certificate - https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=21402&returnto=3830

Only received responses from College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.