ESM Academics

Over 10 months, students in Georgetown’s STEM-designated Master’s in Environment and Sustainability Management (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.

Learn more about how the Georgetown ESM program helped our alumni advance their careers.

Fall Semester

(Opening Term in August)

• Environment, Business & Sustainability Management (3 credits)
• Leading Teams for Performance & Impact (1.5 credits)

(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)

Spring Semester

March ILE (Early March)

• Energy Transitions (1.5 credits)

(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)
• The Economics of Climate Change (1.5 credits)
• Business of Sustainable Energy & Technology (1.5 credits)