In addition to the couresework associated with the Bren master's and PhD degrees, a number of other opportunities are available that enable students to round out their academic experience with focused training in a certain skill or a specific subject area. The following entities are based either here at Bren or within another UCSB department.

• Bren Communication Center: Supports master's and PhD students in developing their skills in a range of tasks related to academic and professional communications.
• Bren Workshops in Environmental Law: Led by members of the Bren Council of Legal Advisors.
• Economics and Environmental Science (PhD Emphasis): Provides doctoral students an understanding and appreciation of the research questions and methods of a natural science that complements their economics research.
• Technology and Society (PhD Emphasis): Multidisciplinary training for doctoral students who are planning dissertations that deal with the societal implications of technology.
• Environmental Media Initiative: Allows students to explore media in all its forms as a vehicle for communicating environmental science to diverse audiences.
• Graduate Program in Management Practice: a structured diploma-enhancing business education leading to a graduate certificate that is recognized across the UC system.