SUNY-ESF Adds Master's Programs

New York's state system of higher education includes one university that is all environment, all the time: the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. And somehow, despite having a roster that already includes 20 undergraduate majors and nearly two dozen graduate degree programs, it has managed to add two more.

Last week, SUNY-ESF announced that it has added both a master of science and a master of professional studies in environmental studies.

Dr. David A. Sonnenfeld, chair of the Department of Environmental Studies at ESF said the MS degree will be an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues geared toward students from a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds. The MPS degree is career-enhancement program aimed at individuals already working in environmental jobs. Students can take classes at ESF as well as at Syracuse University, and they may also work toward concurrent degrees at SU's Newhouse School of Public Communications or its Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.

Image: Environmental studies students at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry research the urban environment along Onondaga Creek in Syracuse, N.Y.

Credit: SUNY-ESF