{"id":720,"date":"2023-01-13T12:23:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=720"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:13:07","slug":"mesm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Environmental Science and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"fullwidth wp-block-heading\">Master of Environmental Science and Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mesm\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mesm\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-762\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18900\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-761\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-884\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/affiliated-faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-894\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/student-opportunities\/\">Student opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">The Master of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) is an interdisciplinary Master\u2019s Degree Program focused on building expertise for working professionals and preparing them to apply environmental science and technology to real-world problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are nine unique specializations that are available within the MESM program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specializations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds equal-height\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/conservation-biology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Conservation.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Conservation Biology<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/earth-and-hydrologic-science\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hydrology.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Earth and Hydrologic Science<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/environmental-communication\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/environmental-comm.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental Communication<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/environmental-justice\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Untitled-19.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental Justice<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/environmental-planning-and-design\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/planning-design.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental Planning and Design<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/environmental-policy-and-management\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/sustainable-systems.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental Policy and Management<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/remote-sensing-and-spatial-analysis\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Remote-sensing.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/sustainable-systems\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Communication.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Sustainable Systems<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/wetland-watershed-and-ecosystem-science\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wetland.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Wetland, Watershed, and Ecosystem Science<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Advance the work you do<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">You&#8217;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:<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles fourths\">\n<div>\n<p>Determine the current state of scientific knowledge of an environmental issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Learn how to use statistical procedures to describe quantitative data, discern patterns and trends in data, and perform inferential tests of hypotheses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Integrate multidisciplinary aspects of real-world environmental problems to create practical, viable solutions to those problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Expand your network and effectively communicate scientific solutions to multiple audiences including the public, decision\u2010makers, stakeholders, and scientists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MESM Leadership Team<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/geo\/thomas-boving\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thomas Boving, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/geo\/thomas-boving\/\">Thomas Boving<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Co-Director, Professor; Coordinator, Earth and Hydrolic Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Geosciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7053<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tboving@uri.edu\">tboving@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michelle Peach, Lecturer in the Department of Natural Resources Science, URI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach.jpg 281w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\">Michelle Peach<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Co-Director; Coordinator Conservation Biology<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5586<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:michelle_peach@uri.edu\">michelle_peach@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/meet\/laura-skrobe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Skrobe.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Skrobe.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Skrobe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Skrobe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Skrobe-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/meet\/laura-skrobe\/\">Laura Skrobe<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Program Coordinator, Research Associate IV<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9360<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:lskrobe@uri.edu\">lskrobe@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/brett-still\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brett-Still.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brett Still, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Natural Resources Science, URI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brett-Still.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brett-Still-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brett-Still-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brett-Still-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/brett-still\/\">Brett Still<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor; 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