Environmental Studies | Accelerated and Distance Education

Johns Hopkins recognizes the importance of accommodating the busy schedules of working professionals. This is why the Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy program offers flexible degree options tailored to enable environmental professionals to pursue a degree wherever they reside and whatever their schedule. Hopkins offers students the option to pursue a degree on an accelerate path. In addition, leveraging the power of online education, we have opened up a Hopkins education to individuals across the nation and abroad through the option of a distance education.

Accelerated Path

Many students wish to complete their degree part time in two years. By combining the traditional onsite and online courses offered during the fall and spring semesters with the intensive three-week courses offered during the summer and intersession, you can complete the program at a faster pace by taking six to seven courses in one academic year.

Examples of Intensive three-week courses:

• Geological Foundations for Environmental Sciences
• Principles and Methods of Ecology
• Geographic Information Systems
• Climate Change: Science and Policy
• Practicum in Environmental Planning
• Environmental Impact Assessment

Sample of Online/Reduced Residency Schedules

Distance Education

Earn your Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy from any place in the U.S. or abroad. You can take eight of ten courses online as long as you attend two required onsite classes at a Hopkins location. One of the two required residency courses must be 420.611 Principles and Methods of Ecology. This course is offered in a three week format in the summer. The other required residency course can be taken during either the summer or January intersession. Only one course in a three week format may be taken at a time.

Examples of Online courses:

• Advanced GIS for Environmental Modeling
• Contaminant Transport
• Ecotoxicology
• Environmental Policymaking and Policy Analysis
• Environmental Remediation Technologies
• Environmentalism: History and Literature
• Hydrology and Water Resources
• Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes
• Hydrology and Water Resources
• Remote Sensing: Earth Observing Systems and Applications
• Soils in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems
• Transportation Policy and Smart Growth

Sample of Online/Reduced Residency Schedules

Application and Requirements

Read the admission requirements for applying to the Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy. You may call 1-800-847-3330 to request an application or download from the Admissions forms download page. Applications are accepted year round and students may start any semester.

To discuss your credentials or the curriculum, email the associate program chair, Dr. Eileen McGurty at emcgurty@jhu.edu.