The Master of Climate and Environmental Policy (MCEP) is a robust applied public policy degree dedicated to the environment. Degree-seekers will receive the tools needed to make change — especially finding and implementing solutions to the greatest challenges of our day at the intersection of climate change and environmental justice.
MCEP students can shape their own specialization from our extensive elective offerings, focusing on a wide range of issues including climate change, environmental justice, animal protection policy, and natural resources. All MCEP students are required to complete the two-semester Capstone in Public Policy, in which they may write a thesis or complete a project through an externship or one of our clinics.
MCEP students gain the core skills needed to shape environmental policy and integrate issues of justice into practice and policy-making—including classes in research and writing, environmental law, climate change, policy skills, and environmental essentials.
Location: Online, on campus, or a hybrid of both Credit Requirements: 34 credits
Master of Climate and Environmental Policy (MCEP) Curriculum
Fall
Class
Credits
REQ7186 Legislation/Regulation Survey
3
POL5650 Legal Research and Writing for Policy-Makers
1
ENV5235 Natural Resources Law
3
Elective
3
POL7800 Capstone in Public Policy
3
Fall Total: 13 credits
Spring
Class
Credits
CLM5200 Fundamentals of Climate Change
2
ENG5220 Environmental Economics and Markets
3
Elective
3
POL7801 Capstone in Public Policy II
3
Spring Total: 11 credits
Summer
Class
Credits
Ecology
3
Elective
2
5 Electives at 1 Credit Each
5
Summer Total: 10 credits
Fall Term 1
Class
Credits
REQ7186 Legislation and Regulation Survey
3
Total: 3 credits
Fall Term 2
Class
Credits
POL5650 Legal Research and Writing for Policy-Makers
1
ENV5125 Land Use Regulation
3
Total: 4 credits
Spring Term 1
Class
Credits
POL5530 Policy Design
3
Total: 3 credits
Spring Term 2
Class
Credits
Elective
3
Total: 3 credits
Summer Term 1
Class
Credits
Elective
3
Total: 3 credits
Summer Term 2
Class
Credits
ENG5220 Environmental Economics and Markets
3
Total: 3 credits
Fall Term 1
Class
Credits
CLM5212 Climate Change and the Law
3
Total: 3 credits
Fall Term 2
Class
Credits
Elective
3
Total: 3 credits
Fall Full Term
Class
Credits
POL7800 Capstone in Public Policy I
3
Total: 3 credits
Spring Term I
Class
Credits
Elective
3
Total: 3 credits
Spring Full Term
Class
Credits
POL7801 Capstone in Public Policy II
3
Total: 3 credits
Careers
Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment graduates are the leaders, policymakers, and professionals our communities and our world most desperately need. Environment and climate-related positions held by recent master’s graduates include:
Community Development Specialist at Central Alabama Regional Planning Commission
Energy and Water Specialist at Climate Resolve
Associate at Rocky Mountain Institute
Research Manager at Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
Environmental Protection Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration
Environmental and Climate Policy Specialist at the VT Agency of Transportation
Associate at the Clark Group, an environmental policy and communications consulting firm
Director of Legislative Affairs, Savion, LLC, an energy firm
Environmental Consultant at Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative
