University of Maryland, College Park
AC-4: Graduate Program

The PhD program and the Master of Science program train students to design, perform, lead, and implement economic research projects in the fields of environmental and natural resource economics, agricultural economics, and development economics.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate program offers degrees in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources. Both programs focus on solving sustainability challenges around water and pollution management and environmental restoration.

The Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST) offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. ENST students can choose to work within one of four specializations:
1) The specialization in Soil and Watershed Sciences prepares students to address challenging environmental issues that involve the soil resource at field, landscape and watershed scales.
2) The specialization in Ecological Technology Design prepares students to integrate natural systems with the built environment to solve environmental problems while achieving economic, ecological and social sustainability.
3) The specialization in Wetland Science addresses the keen awareness among the Environmental community that wetlands represent a critical and understudied component of many larger ecosystems.
4) The specialization in Ecosystem Health and Natural Resource Management (EHNRM) examines the complex interactions between ecosystem functioning, ecological health, and sustainability from a primarily ecological context.

A list of other Graduate Programs is available at: https://sustainability.umd.edu/education-and-research/majors-minors-graduate-programs

Environmental Policy is an area of specialization that can be pursued for a Master of Public Policy degree or a Master of Public Administration degree within the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. The Environmental Policy Specialization targets policy approaches that ensure human well-being and economic prosperity while enhancing the health and quality of our natural world, within different regulatory and development contexts.

Energy Policy is an area of specialization that can be pursued for a Master of Public Policy degree or a Master of Public Administration degree within the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. The Energy Policy Specialization within the M.P.P. examines current and possible future energy systems and how they can interact with policy and society, focusing on four dimensions underpinning energy policy—economic well-being, energy security, environmental protection, and energy access.

These are all specializations offered in the Urban Studies and Planning Master's Program. The Urban Studies and Planning Program brings together an active community of scholars and students to creatively confront issues facing our cities and metropolitan regions. Through instruction, participation in research, and community interaction, students explore the changing character and critical problems of modern urban development. The curriculum emphasizes student understanding of the political, economic, institutional, and social context within which planners work with a diverse range of stakeholders to develop and implement plans, policies, and programs.

A list of other Minors and Certification Programs is available at: https://sustainability.umd.edu/education-and-research/majors-minors-graduate-programs