Program Overview

Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Master of Science

The Environmental Sciences Graduate Program (ESGP) is an interdisciplinary program, comprised of faculty from many departments within several colleges across campus, including:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• Moritz College of Law
• John Glenn College of Public Affairs
• College of Public Health

It is essential to understand the processes and principles of the environment, embodied in environmental science, to deal with ecological issues, such as environmental degradation and resource depletion. Understanding will come from research on the problems themselves and on the basic science underlying the problems.

The Environmental Sciences Graduate Program (ESGP) cuts across traditional academic disciplines and colleges to provide sound and effective graduate education and research on these important environmental issues. The program emphasizes basic research on ecological processes and effects, and applied research and teaching that will contribute to solving the world's pressing environmental problems.

Research Areas

The program encompasses a wide range of research areas, including:

• Agroecology
• Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration
• Energy and Environmental Systems and Policy
• Energy Resources and Use
• Environment and Human Health
• Environmental Chemistry
• Environmental Economics and Planning
• Environmental Education and Communication
• Environmental Policy and Law
• Environmental Toxicology
• Global Change and Biogeochemistry
• Landscape Ecology
• Physiological Ecology
• Pollution
• Remediation
• Soil Ecology
• Sustainability
• Urban Ecosystems
• Waste Management
• Water and Wetland Resources

Optional Practical Training (OPT)

International graduates of this major are eligible to apply for up to three years of work permission in the United States after graduation.

Program Location

The program is located at: 2174 Smith Lab 174 W. 18th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210