EIU Master of Science in Sustainability

Vision and Mission

Are you interested in joining a program focused on tackling the challenges our future brings? With the constant pressure on the environment, social causes in need of a champion, and the demand for economic stability, our future leaders are in need of the skills to make a difference at home and around the world.  

Program Vision

The Master of Science in Sustainability graduate degree program focuses on preparing leaders and managers for the sustainability industry. This multi-disciplinary degree is management focused to prepare leaders in multiple fields of sustainability. 

Program Mission

The Master of Science in Sustainability focuses on providing students with interdisciplinary and applied knowledge of the field of sustainability and the environment. In addition to a required core set of courses, the program provides four elective routes that allow students to cater their program toward their professional interest in sustainability, including option in Energy Management, Natural Resources, Social Practices and Community Engagement, and an option that permits curriculum flexibility, such that students could prepare for work in the public or private sector. This degree program is aimed primarily at preparing practitioners and professionals in the fields of Sustainability.