• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Our M.A. curriculum draws on theory and practice to help you understand the role of education in solving environmental problems.

• Take courses in environmental education, environmental thought, environmental politics, and ecology
• Choose from a wide range of electives from throughout NYU, including environmental policy, environmental history, economics, biology, and education
• Gain unique urban experience in environmental education through required New York City-based internships with such organizations as the Audubon Society, City Parks Foundation, Department of Environmental Protection, the United Nations, and local public schools
• Learn to evaluate, develop, or implement educational initiatives for children, youth, or adults, or undertake applied research in environmental education
• Gain global experience through unique summer and January intersession study abroad courses on various education topics
• Take advantage of affiliations with NYU Steinhardt's Science Education program and the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education as well as NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
• Study full or part time; many courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate working professionals

Prepare for a Variety of Environmental Education Careers

Alumni hold positions in city, state, and federal agencies, parks, nature centers, zoos, botanical gardens, and non-profit organizations, and in public and private schools. Recent graduates are working at Solar One, New York City's first solar-powered green energy education center, the New York Botanical Garden, and Satellite Academy High School in Manhattan, among others. Other graduates go on to law school or Ph.D. programs in environmental education.

More About Our Student Body

The program is ideally suited for those who have a demonstrated interest in environmental issues and/or education. Some students have experience teaching and some have volunteered or worked with organizations concerned with environmental issues, while others have recently completed undergraduate degrees in education, environmental or biological sciences, or related fields.

Admissions

Apply by February 1 for Fall semester matriculation.

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