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Course list Specializations Focus Areas
As a Master of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) student at Bren, you can enhance your degree by selecting one or more academic focus areas. These specialized optional curriculum are designed to support your professional goals. Please note that they are not a substitute for a specialization, but are designed to supplement your MESM education.
Explore Two Optional Focus Areas:
Environmental Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Create value through innovation
Tackle complex environmental problems with agile thinking and an innovative mindset. Students learn how to make strategic choices, whether developing business models for high-impact solutions, advancing sustainability within an organization, or creating a strategic roadmap for a nonprofit.
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Learn strategy, entrepreneurship, finance, product design, and leadership
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Collaborate on an Eco-E Project to develop a business model with positive environmental impact
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Ideal for careers in ESG strategy, startups, consulting, and public sector innovation
Environmental Communication
Tell stories that spark change
Learn to translate science into compelling stories that drive awareness, action, and impact. The Communication focus equips you with strategic communication tools, from public speaking and data visualization to multimedia storytelling and audience engagement.
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Build skills in environmental writing, speaking, and creating
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Translate theory to practice in a 10-week capstone with a real client
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Ideal for careers that intersect outreach, advocacy, education and community engagement
Are you ready to solve environmental problems?
Request more information, get to know the Bren School, and start planning your application today.