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)