Master of Sustainability

Join Chatham University's Master of Sustainability! Tailor your education with five tracks and gain hands-on experience. Apply now for international student support!

The Master of Sustainability (MSUS) program – part of Chatham's Falk School of Sustainability & Environment – is a cohort-based program that educates and trains the sustainability leaders of tomorrow. Choose from five tracks to tailor your master's in sustainability education: 1. URBAN AND ENERGY SYSTEMS Develop expertise in planning and implementation of sustainable community development, water and energy systems, local food systems, and transport systems. Students work closely with Pittsburgh city authorities as well as community groups and NGOs dedicated to creating a more sustainable city. 2. ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Empowers students to play critical roles in managing natural resources in the public sector, the corporate world and in NGOs, whether in wilderness, rural or urban environments 3. BUSINESS AND INNOVATION Students learn to navigate complex economic and policy environments to create new businesses and innovate within existing ones. 4. FOOD SYSTEMS Provides students with the professional skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the operation of our local and national food systems, from farm through processors and retailers to the dinner table. 5. POLICY AND ECONOMY Students learn to understand the present regulatory environment and how it is formed, to effectively lobby for change in policy and regulation and to assist in drafting new policy.