Internship examples include modeling energy efficiency efforts in Bedford-Stuyvesant with the Pratt Center for Community Development, working with local businesses to develop sustainability plans, and collaborating with NYC-EJA and member organizations on advocacy for the Waterfront Justice Project. In the past, fellows and interns have been placed with the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Waterfront Alliance, Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition, Resilience Education Training and Innovation (RETI) Center, New York Industrial Retention Network, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), and Pratt Sustainability Center. Most students are assured a fellowship or internship with an organization, agency, or professional practice during their time in the SES program. Students are expected to complete distinct deliverables to a client and interact with classmates and faculty advisers to develop research that can propel them to a new career in sustainability-related fields. As a capstone to the program, the demonstration can involve original research, a work-related project or an extension of course-related work. During this course, students complete a demonstration fulfilling an approved scope of work, showing the analytical capacities and creative skills expected of a professional in the sustainability fields. The curriculum culminates with the Demonstration of Professional Competence, or Capstone, course. Most of our classes meet at night to accommodate students who work full-time and those participating in internships. Students learn from one another and the faculty, who serve as a diverse and powerful professional network for our students. They are generally innovative civic, community, and government leaders who are active in promoting best practices in environmental management, policy, and design. Top sustainability practitioners in the NYC region, rather than full-time academicians, teach virtually all of the courses. The MS in SES is perhaps the most practice-based program in the United States. Students entering the program with relevant professional experience, or with a Bachelor of Architecture or a BS/BE in civil engineering or environmental science, may receive up to 10 credits of advanced standing. The SES program welcomes students with a variety of undergraduate degrees, recognizing that sustainability is most effective when integrating a number of disciplines. Students learn the skills needed to build and preserve sustainable urban communities. Through this exploration, students understand the complexities of the urban context and can analyze global, federal, state, and local policies accordingly. As integral members of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), students are exposed to land use, transportation, preservation, development, and economic planning strategies. The Sustainable Environmental Systems program is unique in its emphasis on the urban environment. The program encourages students to closely examine the relationships between the environment, policy, and systems design. By uniting a foundation of theoretical and technical core courses with innovative mini-courses, the program offers a uniquely comprehensive curriculum that fosters exposure to cutting-edge practicing professionals. The SES program is unique in its combination of science, design, and policy. Graduates are prepared to take on a range of roles as environmental designers, policy analysts, sustainability consultants, low-impact developers, researchers, and advocates, collaborating with environmental scientists, policymakers, and communities. Students learn the interdisciplinary skills and systems-thinking approach needed to assess contemporary environmental issues catalyze innovative environmental problem-solving uphold environmental and social justice and engage diverse stakeholders in designing and developing sustainable plans, policies, and communities. The 40-credit, STEM-designated Master of Science in Sustainable Environmental Systems, offered in the evenings at Pratt’s School of Architecture on the Brooklyn campus, is designed to meet today’s increasing demand for environmental professionals. The Master of Science in Sustainable Environmental Systems (SES) is one of the nation’s most innovative, interdisciplinary, systems-based sustainability programs.
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