This is a twelve-month program: students begin
study as a cohort in the fall semester.
To provide a common set of skills and a shared professional
working knowledge, there is a significant component of core
courses.
All students in the program take part in the core courses.
Electives are chosen in consultation with an academic adviser.
All students participate in the Summer Seminar and have a
choice between a local internship and a thesis.
Sequence
of Course of Study
Each course carries 3 points, unless otherwise noted.
Fall Semester
Spring
Semester
Summer
Semester
Dynamics of climate
variability and change View
Syllabus
Regional dynamics,
climate, and climate impacts View
Syllabus
Research or Policy
Internship in the New York metropolitan
area (chosen by student)
Quantitative
models of
climate-sensitive natural
and human systems
(4 points) View
Syllabus
Seminar: Managing and
Adapting to Climate View
Syllabus
or
Thesis Report
General elective
General elective
#1
and
Summer Seminar (for all students)
Social Science Elective
General elective
#2
Professional development
and internship preparation
Examples of Program Electives
Students have a wide variety of electives from which to choose;
below are just a few. After consulting with the faculty adviser,
each student selects one social science elective in the fall
semester and three electives from any relevant discipline
in the spring semester.
Note: the following electives are not offered every semester, nor is this a comprehensive list of available electives for the M.A. Program.
Anthropology W4022
Political Ecology Anthropology W4204
The Anthropology of Science Economics W4625
Economics of the Environment Economics G4421
Topics on Problems of Emerging Market Economies. Earth and Environmental Engineering
E4002
Alternative Energy Resources. Earth and Environmental Engineering
W4100
Management and Development of Water Systems Earth and Environmental Engineering
E6240
Physical Hydrology Earth and Environmental Sciences W4008
Introduction to Atmospheric Science Earth and Environmental Sciences W4030
Climatic Change Earth and Environmental Sciences W4050
Global Assessment and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Earth and Environmental Sciences W4051
Advanced Applications of Remote Sensing and Image Processing Earth and Environmental Sciences W4835
Wetlands and Climate Change Earth and Environmental Sciences W4924
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry Earth and Environmental Sciences W4925
Principles of Physical Oceanography Earth and Environmental Sciences G6810
The Carbon Cycle Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental
Biology W4060
Invasion Biology Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental
Biology G4101
Tropical Field Ecology Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental
Biology G4127
Disease Ecology and Conservation Environmental Health Sciences P9317
Case Studies in Risk Assessment and Environmental Policy Environmental Health Sciences P9320
Water and Infectious Diseases History W4582
Looking at Nature International Affairs U6243
International Relations of the Environment International Affairs U6460
Corruption and Development International Affairs U6827
Project Management for Economic and Political Development International Affairs U8143
Local Level Development Philosophy W4710
Human Rights and Social Justice Psychology W4285
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Human Decision Making Sociology G4370
Processes of Stratification and Inequality Statistics W4335
Sample Surveys: Design and Analysis
