Master of Environmental Science and Management

Overview

The Master of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) is an interdisciplinary Master’s Degree Program focused on building expertise for working professionals and preparing them to apply environmental science and technology to real-world problems.

There are eight unique specializations that are available within the MESM program. 

Specializations

Advance the work you do

You’ll deepen your understanding of the fundamental principles of environmental science across disciplines and how human activities affect environmental conditions. A Masters of Environmental Science and Management will enable you to:

Determine the current state of scientific knowledge of an environmental issue.

Learn how to use statistical procedures to describe quantitative data, discern patterns and trends in data, and perform inferential tests of hypotheses.

Integrate multidisciplinary aspects of real-world environmental problems to create practical, viable solutions to those problems.

Expand your network and effectively communicate scientific solutions to multiple audiences including the public, decision‐makers, stakeholders, and scientists.


MESM Leadership Team

MESM Co-Director, Professor; Coordinator, Earth and Hydrolic Science

Geosciences

401.874.7053
tboving@uri.edu

MESM Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor

Natural Resources Science

401.874.5586
michelle_peach@uri.edu

MESM Program Coordinator, Research Associate IV

Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

401.874.9360
lskrobe@uri.edu

MESM Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Wetland, Watershed and Ecosystem Science

Natural Resources Science

401.874.2912
bstill@uri.edu