Overview

As a student of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program at College of Charleston, you’ll focus on the development and implementation of public policy responses to environmental issues, especially the economic, political and social factors that are an intrinsic part of the policymaking process.

Key Features

If you are more interested in the science behind policy issues, you’ll acquire a solid foundation based on the ways information should be used to assess environmental and societal risk and the relevant policies.

Coursework is in environmental science and policy as is the laboratory work and field research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Core Seminar

Environmental Statistics

Biometry

Economic Theory for Policy Analysis

Public Policy

Social Methods in Environmental Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

37 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charleston, United States

Disciplines

Sustainable Development Environmental Sciences View 490 other Masters in Environmental Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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4 _(analytical)

English requirements

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General requirements

Official transcripts from all academic institutions

Official GRE scores (305 composite; 4.0 in writing); official TOEFL scores if your primary language is not English

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Previous coursework in biology (two courses with labs), chemistry (two courses with labs), statistics (one course) and American government (one course); One year of another physical or natural science may be substituted for either biology or chemistry.

Two letters of recommendation, a third is optional but encouraged • Written goals

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10476 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10476 USD / year

≈ 10476 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7920 USD / year

≈ 7920 USD / year

Living costs

Charleston

United States

1270 - 2210 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

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Financing

Funding

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