Built for what comes next in sustainability careers, the Brooks School’s MS in Environmental and Sustainability Policy (MS-ESP) prepares you to shape solutions in a rapidly changing world. The curriculum blends rigorous training in law, economics, data, and analytics to equip early-career professionals and future leaders with the skills needed for roles in corporate sustainability, energy strategy, resource management, and select public-sector policy positions.

Our 41-credit, 12-month program emphasizes engaged learning, ensuring students apply what they learn in real-world contexts. Faculty expertise, a close-knit learning community, and connections with practitioners prepare graduates to become policy experts and global leaders who can address the urgent environmental challenges of our time.

Course Load

Summer Session: 6 credits
Fall Semester: 16 credits
Winter Session: 3 credits
Spring Semester: 16 credits
Total: 41 Credits

Topical Areas

• Environmental law, regulation, and ethics
• Policy communication for sustainability
• Statistics and data analysis for public policy
• Environmental economics and international policy
• Environmental justice and equity
• Political analysis and governance
• Managing and leading organizations

Engaged Learning Capstone

In the culminating capstone experience, students apply skills and concepts from the core curriculum to a project with an external policy partner organization. Projects address strategic priorities in sustainability and environmental policy and are guided by faculty and executives-in-residence.