Environmental Systems Management

In response to the environmental challenges of the 21st century, including global warming, public and private sectors worldwide are seeking to "green" their practices.  Today there is an increasing demand for environmental professionals who have a holistic understanding of the complex interactionsthat lead to environmental problems and are able to collaborate with multiple disciplines to identify and implement sustainable best practices.

Pratt Institute's Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment is proud to offer a redesigned 40 credit Master of Science in Environmental Systems Management.  By combining a foundation of theoreticaland technicalcore courses with innovative mini-courses, Pratt offers a uniquely comprehensive curriculum that fosters exposure to "cutting edge" practicing professionals.  Students learn the interdisciplinary skills needed to: assess contemporary urban environmental issues; catalyze innovative environmental problem solving; uphold environmental and social justice; engage diverse stakeholders in designing and developing sustainable plans, policies and communities.  Upon graduation, students are prepared to become leading environmental and sustainability professionals, qualified to meet rapidly growing marketplace demands and able to apply their expertise working in a variety of settings as policy analysts, program developers, consultants, project managers, advocates and entrepreneurs.  For more information regarding curriculum and required courses please review the "curriculum" pdf in the download box.  Also within the download box you can find faculty bios and course descriptions in the "Student Information Packet," a syllabus for our required Planning for Sustainable Communities course, and the GCPE 2010 Spring Class Schedule.

Spring 2010 Classes (Please note classes are subject to change)

Visionary Sustainable Design/Theory: International (Contemporary Issues), EMS 614A-P (1 credit)
Olympia Kazi

Visionary Sustainable Design/Theory: Community-Based (Contemporary Issues), EMS 614B-P (1 credit)
Ron Shiffman

Visionary Sustainable Design/Theory: Visionary (Contemporary Issues), EMS 614C-P (1 credit)
William Menking

Environmental Economics, EMS 624.01 (3 credits)
Gelvin Stevenson

Watershed Planning (Contemporary Issues), EMS 641.01 (3 credits)
Ira Stern

Environmental Law, EMS 640.01 (3 credits)
Samara Swanston

LEED: Green Associate, EMS 621a.01 (1 credit)
Gita Nandan

LEED AP Operations + Management, EMS 621a.02 (1 credit)
Gita Nandan

LEED AP Interior Design, EMS 621a.03 (1 credit)
Gita Nandan

Environmental Impact Assessment, EMS 611.01 (3 credits)
Robert Kulkowski, Katie Kendall

Environmental Assessment: Sustainability Indicators, EMS 612b.01 (1 credit)
Ariella Rosenberg Maron

Environmental Assessment: Global Warming, Climate Change and Cities, EMS 612b.02 (1 credit)
Ramon Cruz

Environmental Management: Solid Waste, EMS 621d.01 (1 credit)
Kate Zidar

Environmental Management: Water Quality, EMS 621e.01 (1 credit)
Paul Mankiewicz

Environmental Management: Energy, EMS 621f.01 (1 credit)
Michael Bobker

Environmental Assessment: Life Cycle Analysis, EMS 612a.01 (1 credit)
TBD

EMS STUDENTS ONLY: Capstone 1, EMS 660.01/.02 (2 credits)
Eva Hanhardt, Jaime Stein

 

Contact

Jaime Stein
Coordinator of Environmental Systems Management. 
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Institutional Deadline for Spring 2010 application is October 1st!!!  However, prospective students are permitted to contact the Coordinator up until November 1st.