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Environmental Science and Management

    Accelerated, Master of Science in Environmental Science and Management
    Erie, Pennsylvania

Program Overview

The program in Environmental Science and Management is diverse and dynamic, focusing on challenges in both the outdoor and indoor environment. The Department of Environmental Science & Engineering draws upon established relationships with local industries and environmental agencies making ÌÇÐÄVLOGÍøÒ³°æ a regional leader in environmental quality, environmental health, and environmental management.

Two options are offered within the M.S. program: 1.) Environmental Health & Safety and 2.) Environmental Management.  Graduates of the Environmental Health & Safety option have the ability to develop and implement technologies to improve and protect both environmental and human health. Many graduates are employed in areas of environmental compliance in industry, consulting firms or the government. Students whose career plans are management and administrative in nature may pursue the Environmental Management option. This option combines environmental science courses with business courses in order to prepare students for environmental leadership roles.

What Makes us Different

  • Students benefit from ÌÇÐÄVLOGÍøÒ³°æ's location on the shores of Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie  
    Access to ÌÇÐÄVLOGÍøÒ³°æ's water research vessel the Environaut.
  • Environmental Science and Management students conduct research on the Great Lakes including issues such as microplastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water.
  • Students have numerous local internship opportunities with local industries, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Internship Opportunities

Full-time graduate students are encouraged to gain practical experience through internship opportunities with environmental consulting firms, industry, non-profits or with state or federal agencies.

Recent internship opportunities completed by our students have included those at:

  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (various departments)
  • Regional Science Consortium
  • General Electric Transportation - Environmental Health & Safety
  • General Electric Ecomagination Program
  • General Electric Lighting
  • Erie Water Works
  • Meadowbrook Dairy

Employment Outlook

The application of environmental science is felt in essentially every walk of life, including agriculture, manufacturing, mining, water/wastewater treatment, land reclamation, and recreation. Opportunities for employment include not only government and non-profit agencies, but private corporations needing professionals to manage their in-house programs.

Student Learning Outcomes

Environmental Science and Management

Degree: Graduate | Master of Science in Environmental Science and Management
College: College of Engineering and Business

Our Faculty Experts

Gregory Andraso

Professor
Biology Department

Professor
Environmental Science & Engr.

Liu Cao

Assistant Professor
Environmental Science & Engr.

Varun Kasaraneni

Associate Professor
Environmental Science & Engr.

Graduate Program Director
Environmental Science & Engr.

Chairperson
Environmental Science & Engr.

Hwidong Kim

Associate Professor
Environmental Science & Engr.

Michael Bova

Adjunct Lecturer
Business Administration

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

David George

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

David Hoch

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

Adjunct Lecturer
Physics Department

Joseph Hudson

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

David Hull

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

Kevin Otteni

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.

Amy Simonsen

Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Science & Engr.