Guide to educational programs in enviroment and sustainable development at columbia university


M.P.A. Environmental Science & Policy



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M.P.A. Environmental Science & Policy

Program Director – Steve Cohen – sc32@columbia.edu – (212) 854-4445

Associate Director – Louise Rosen – lar46@columbia.edu – (212) 854-3142

Associate Director – Sara Tjossem – sft2101@columbia.edu – (212) 854-0424

Program Manager– Audrey Lapiner – ael2130@columbia.edu – (212) 851-0261

Admission Deadline: Early Admission – November 1st; Admission with fellowship consideration – January 15th; Regular Admission – February 15th

Program website:  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mpaenvironment/ 
The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy trains public managers and policymakers, who apply innovative, systems-based thinking to environmental issues. The program challenges students to think systemically and act pragmatically. To meet this challenge, we offer a high-quality graduate program in management and policy analysis that emphasizes practical skills and is enriched by ecological and planetary science.
Graduates are creating a new profession of earth systems problem-solvers: individuals who are prepared for leadership positions in local, state, and federal government agencies, as well as in nonprofit organizations and the environmental divisions of private corporations. They are also well suited for designing cost-effective programs and implementing policies. Most importantly, a deep understanding of Earth systems guides their work, allowing them to craft the kinds of solutions necessary for our increasingly complex environmental problems.
This twelve-month program takes place at Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus in New York City in coordination with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Admission Requirements




  • Bachelor’s degree or evidence of equivalent preparation

  • Background in biology, chemistry, and economics



Program Requirements

Students enrolled in the Environmental M.P.A. Program are awarded a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs after a single year of intensive study.  The curriculum, outlined below, provides a management and policy analytic core and a natural and social science earth systems concentration. Students complete a total of 54 credits over three semesters.


The intensive course of study begins in late May or early June with an orientation program. The summer term begins immediately afterward, followed by the autumn and spring terms. The summer term features the fundamental science of earth systems and conservation biology, as well as an introduction to environmental policy and management issues. In the autumn and spring, students delve deeper into the formulation and management of public policy. The physical and social sciences are linked throughout the program so that students gain an integrated understanding of Earth systems.
Required Courses:


ENVP U8200: Public Management; 3 credits

ENVP U8201: Financial Management; 3 credits

ENVP U8213-U8216: Microeconomics and Policy Analysis I and II; 3 credits

ENVP U6310: Quantitative Techniques and Systems Analysis in Policymaking and Management I; 3 credits

ENVP U6220 Environmental Chemistry; 2 credits

ENVP U6221: Environmental Toxicology; 2 credits

ENVP U6115 Climatology

ENVP U6116 Hydrology; 2 credits

ENVP U6110: Ecology and Biodiversity; 4 credits

ENVP U6225 Ethics, Values, and Justice; 3 credits

ENVP U9229 The Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management I; 3 credits

ENVP U9230 The Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management II; 3 credits

ENVP U9232 The Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis; 6 credits

ENVP U6241 Earth Systems and Environmental Politics, Policy, and Management; 3 credits              


Recommended but not required Courses:


ENVP U6320: Political Context of Public and Private Management; 3 credits

ENVP U6230 The Economics of Sustainable Development; 3 credits

ENVP U6311 Quantitative Techniques and Systems Analysis in Policymaking and Management II; 3 credits






Faculty

Howard N. Apsan, Adjunct Professor of Public Affairs

Satyajit Bose, Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs

Kathy Callahan, Adjunct Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs

Steven A. Cohen, Director, Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs; Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, The Earth Institute

Adela Gondek, Adjunct Professor of Public Affairs
Katherine McFadden, Assistant Professor; Science Coordinator, Master of Public

Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Michael Musso, Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs and
Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
Matthew I. Palmer, Adjunct Faculty, Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs; Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Louise Rosen, Adjunct Lecturer, Associate Director, Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs; Director, Office of Educational Programs, The Earth Institute

Andrea Schmitz, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs

Tobias Siegfried, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, The Earth Institute

Jason E. Smerdon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs; Storke-Doherty Lecturer, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Gail Suchman, Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs

Sara Tjossem, Associate Director of Curriculum, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs

Bogdan Vasi, Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and Sociology

Paula Wilson, Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs

Lori Zaikowski, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs




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