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.

Fall — 12 credits

Fall Semester

• Environment, Business, and Sustainability Management (3 credits)
• Environmental Science I: Earth Systems and Natural Processes (3 credits)

Module 1

• Accounting for Sustainability Management (1.5 credits)
• Drawing Inference from Environmental Data to Lead Change (1.5 credits)

Module 2

• Environmental Data Visualization and Storytelling with Data (1.5 credits)
• Finance for Sustainability Management (1.5 credits)

Spring — 12 credits

Spring Semester

• Environmental Science II: Natural & Human Interactions (3 credits)

Module 3

• Environmentally Sustainable Operations and Business Models (1.5 credits)
• Climate Impact and Measurement (1.5 credits)
• Energy Transitions (1.5 credits)

Module 4

• Economics of Climate Change (1.5 credits)
• Business of Sustainable Energy and Technology (1.5 credits)
• Capstone I (1.5 credits)

Summer — 6 credits

Module 5

• ESG Investing (1.5 credits)
• Firm Analysis and Strategy (1.5 credits)
• Leading Teams for Performance and Impact (1.5 credits)
• Capstone II (1.5 credits)