Undergraduate and graduate programs across a wide range of subjects will help you uncover what excites you in sustainability.
You'll also find individual courses to allow you to explore and spark your interests.
School of Earth and Sustainability
The School of Earth and Sustainability (SES) gives you an enormous range of options to choose from, whether you are an undergraduate or a grad student.
Sustainability Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Sustainability isn't just reserved for students in STEM. You'll find opportunities to work toward a more sustainable future all across the university.
The English department's letter of specialization in environmental humanities is a great way to explore how the humanities can help us understand ideas like colonialism, food shortages, resource wars, and more.
The sustainable community development major in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will help you learn about how planning and design principles can help create a more sustainable world.
Courses in Sustainability
No matter what you have planned for your academic career, there are opportunities to learn about sustainability at the individual course level, too.
Sustainability Studies from University Without Walls (UWW)
UWW allows you to take prior learning and experience and translate it into college credits. You'll also be able to tailor your degree with online classes in food and farming, sustainable community, business and entrepreneurship, economics, public health, social justice, and more.
Sustainability Fellowship Program
Do you want to be a part of making sustainability work on campus at UMass Amherst? Through this fellowship program, you'll earn academic credits, receive hands-on experience working with campus staff, and gain valuable career-oriented professional knowledge and skills in organizational management, systems change, and sustainability operations.
Professor, Director of School of Earth & Sustainability
"We’re developing certificate programs and accelerated master's degrees in sustainability, where students and professionals can get additional training to be competitive."