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Environmental Management, MS
Learn to manage the world’s toughest challenges. Come learn how to protect vulnerable ecosystems, shift to sustainable energy resources, and ensure equitable access to clean air and water. Through hands-on coursework and applied research, we help you to move up and make a difference in environmental agencies, consulting firms, industry, and nonprofit organizations.
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Prepare to Succeed
The USF MSEM program equips you to change the world for the better.
Take Classes That Suit Your Schedule
Attend classes on Saturdays and weeknights. Gain knowledge in ecosystems science, water management, environmental health and hazards, energy and climate.
Learn With Experts
Our faculty and advisers include both full-time researchers and practitioners who share the latest science-based strategies and practices.
Grow Professionally
Attend state-of-the-art seminars and discussion panels, and join our growing research network with agency and industry collaborators.
Join Our Network
With over 1,000 MSEM alumni since the program’s launch in the 1970s, you’ll enjoy a large professional network.
Earn a GIS Certificate
Learn how to apply geospatial analyses and modeling to environmental data to make sound management recommendations.
Develop Environmental Solutions & Advance Justice
Sustainability Careers in Environmental Management
The best climate-focused master’s programs will give you a mix of practical and theoretical instruction, real-world experience, and career connections — opening doors so you can land a fulfilling job that helps save our planet. In this in-depth sustainability guide, we explore skill sets, job titles, and career outcomes for climate professionals.
José de Acosta Lecture Series
The José de Acosta lecture series was initiated through the generous donation of USF Alumna and Board of Trustees member Michelle Skaff and her husband Dan.
José de Acosta was a sixteenth-century Jesuit scientist who, nearly 300 years before Charles Darwin's work on natural selection, studied natural history issues in South America. He based his work on meticulous observation and keen insight and wrote extensively on wildlife, atmospheric science, oceanography, and anthropology.
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Upcoming Events
July 29
July 29, 2025 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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August 28
August 28, 2025 6:30PM - 7:30PM
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September 9
September 9, 2025 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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