MS-ESM Academics

Over 10 months, students in Georgetown’s STEM-designated M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program complete 16 courses (30 credits), covering a range of science and business topics. Courses are delivered in person on Georgetown’s Washington, D.C., campus in a module format, with skill-building courses spanning six weeks and science-oriented courses running for a full semester.

M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM)

Summer
(Opening Residency
Early/ Mid-August)

Environment, Business &
Sustainability
Management
(3 credits)

Leading
Teams for
Performance & Impact 
(1.5 credits)


Fall Semester
(Mod 1 & Mod 2)

Finance for
Sustainability
Management
(1.5 credits)

ESG Investing
(1.5 credits)

Environmental Science I:
Earth Systems & Natural Processes
(3 credits)

Accounting for
Sustainability
Management
(1.5 credits)

Climate Impact &
Measurement
(1.5 credits)

Drawing Inference
Environmental Data to Lead Change
(1.5 credits)

Environmental Data and Visualization & Storytelling
(1.5 Credits)

March ILE
(Early March)

The Economics of
Climate Change
(1.5 credits)

Spring Semester
(Mod 3 & Mod 4)

Environmentally
Sustainable Operations
and Business Models
(1.5 credits)

Firm Analysis &
Strategy
(1.5 credits)

Environmental Science Il:
Natural & Human Interactions
(3 credits)

Capstone Course
(3 credits)

Energy Transitions
(1.5 credits)

Business of Sustainable Energy & Technology 
(1.5 credits)

Summer

(Opening Residency Early/ Mid-August)

Fall Semester

(Mod 1 & Mod 2)

Spring Semester

(Mod 3 & Mod 4)