If you want to become a sustainability or environmental consultant, start your own business and more, you’ll need to acquire the skills and expertise offered in Western’s Master in Environmental Management (MEM) program.
Program Overview
Cultivate the knowledge you need to change the world.
Western’s Master in Environmental Management (MEM) is different from your typical graduate program. We offer a project and portfolio tailored to your environmental career vision and a commitment to immersive education through our unique block schedule. In the program, you’ll have the opportunity to apply course theory and material to meet the needs of community and affiliated partners. There will also be an abundance of opportunities for you to engage with professionals in the field, attend panels, workshops, events and participate in immersive multi-day field experiences to establish your network.
Over 85% of MEM students are placed in environmental management careers after graduating. Our curriculum is routinely updated to remain relevant to the demands of the market. Intensive courses provide skills such as managing projects, navigating conflict, building climate change literacy and developing a suite of technical skills from GIS to life cycle assessment. Our “Field Fridays” integrate classroom learning with real-world experience, while project-based learning will allow you to gain professional experience. Through the dynamic curriculum, you’ll develop a portfolio of skills to give you a competitive advantage in your field.
Learn more about the MEM program in our MEM Welcome video.
* Applications accepted through February 1, 2021. Application fee waived for completed application received before November 1, 2020.
Research in our backyard
Western’s MEM program, on a campus surrounded by a living laboratory in the heart of the Rockies, offers interdisciplinary training for building environmental and community resilience.
Courses
At Western, course rotations are crafted to encompass a variety of subject fields for a comprehensive education and versatile degree. For required courses and degree plans, visit the official University Catalog. Below is a general overview of courses at Western Colorado University related to this area of study.
Code | Title | Credits | Description |
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ENVS 601 | Introduction to Environmental Management | 5 | View |
ENVS 605 | Science of Environmental Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 608 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 3 | View |
ENVS 611 | Integrative Skill in Environmental Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 612 | Quantitative in Environmental Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 615 | Science of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation | 3 | View |
ENVS 616 | Environmental Organization Development and Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 617 | Global Sustainability | 3 | View |
ENVS 618 | Public Lands Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 620 | Studies in Sustainable and Resilient Communities | 3 | View |
ENVS 623 | Studies in Environmental Management | 1-6 | View |
ENVS 625 | Studies in Integrative and Public Land Management | 3 | View |
ENVS 690 | MEM Project Development | 5 | View |
Careers
Career preparation starts your first year at Western and is the primary focus of every degree.
Visit Career Services in Library 120 or online to discover your interests, define your goals, and land the career of your dreams.
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Fellowships
Master in Environmental Management (MEM) Fellowships
Western’s MEM program offers a suite of graduate fellowships to reduce tuition, enhance organizational partnerships, elevate the quality of projects and to improve career competitiveness for select students. If you have applied to the MEM Program, please indicate your interest in specific fellowships in an email to the corresponding faculty fellowship supervisor listed on the page below. The number of program fellows will be determined each year by the quality and quantity of the candidate pool.
Learn MoreMaking an impact
Our School of Environment and Sustainability focuses on resilience, adaptation and applying knowledge to enable our students to be change agents.
Additional Resources
Department Information
School of Environment & Sustainability (ENVS)
Campus Location
1 Western Way
Gunnison, CO 81230