University of Pennsylvania
AC-4: Graduate Program

This program is offered by the School of Arts and Sciences, within the Division of Liberal and Professional Studies. The Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program at the University of Pennsylvania offers a rigorous academic grounding in environmental science and exceptional opportunities to conduct research in the field. In addition, students gain the professional networks and individualized professional development needed to excel as a researcher, policy advocate, teacher, or business executive.

Built with flexibility in mind, students choose from a variety of concentrations or create their own—all with the guidance of world-class faculty and built upon the foundation of Ivy League science courses. Many distinguished professors also influence practices outside the University, bringing their experience and broad networks from the worlds of policy, business and consulting into the classroom. Working students find meaningful ways to blend their academic and current professional experiences by partnering with faculty to design projects and research that tackle real-world challenges from their workplace.

This program in the Weitzman School of Design is a specialized, post-professional degree developed to train architects in the new skills and knowledge required for environmental design. The three-semester course of study, established in 2010, includes coursework on building performance simulation, integrated building design, building envelopes and systems, lighting, daylighting, and the theory and practice of environmental design. Coursework is complemented and extended by a Performance Design Workshop and then explored in depth in an intensive Environmental Design Studio in the summer.

The MBA major in Business, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (BEES) is designed to provide in depth foundations for those interested in the complex relationships between business and the natural environment, management of environmental risks, and the business and economics of energy.

URL:

https://environment.upenn.edu/at-penn/degrees-concentrations#graduate

The School of Design offers this cross-departmental certificate in the School of Design as part of the graduate degree coursework in Architecture and related disciplines. Students develop an understanding of the dynamic interaction between the natural and built environments with a program of elective courses in Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, City Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Legal Studies.

The PBL for Global Climate Justice program brings together educators from across the country and around the world to design project-based learning curricula focused on the problems and questions of global climate change. This interdisciplinary program combines Penn GSE’s expertise in project-based learning with the expertise of leading scholars in climate change research from the broader Penn community.

The Certificate in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis is aimed at graduate students desiring knowledge of how to apply advanced techniques of GIS and spatial analysis to issues of design, planning, urban policy, the environment, and other related fields. The program is administrated by a director and a two-member advisory committee appointed by the dean.

URL:

https://environment.upenn.edu/at-penn/degrees-concentrations#undergraduate