Environmental sustainability is a major global challenge, and the environmental management field is growing in response to this demand. IIT Stuart’s Master of Science in Environmental Management integrates law, science, and business to answer the increasing demand for a uniquely trained management professional that understands the many complex dimensions of environmental issues today.

As one of only a handful of such programs in the United States—and the only one in the Chicago area—IIT Stuart’s Environmental Management offers thorough preparation for environmental management positions in a wide range of areas, including manufacturing, service, consulting, not-for-profit, and government.

As a graduate of this program, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills you need to:

• Manage in an era of energy, water and climate change
• Plan, manage, and communicate environmental control and waste reduction strategies
• Evaluate competing technical, economic, legal, and regulatory interests
• Facilitate and monitor compliance with air and water pollution and solid and hazardous waste disposal regulations at the state and federal levels
• Assess and optimize the capital and human resource investments and operational practices needed for such compliance
• Apply the new concepts of "industrial ecology," "design for environment," and the energy-environment-economics (E3) paradigm
• Understand how corporate governance and business strategy change in response to environmental constraints and the public’s endorsement of green products and services and sustainable development

What will the EM Program do for you?

The best way to answer this question is to hear directly from the graduates themselves. Just click on Alumni Feedback and read what all these former students have to say.

The majority of the students in the program are working professionals and are enrolled in the program to improve their skills and their career. The full-time students are given the opportunity to obtain internships while in the program, and most of these positions convert to full-time jobs. While Stuart does not guarantee anyone an internship or a full-time position upon completion of the program, the success rate in placing the students during the past few years has been 100%. This benefit is the result of the reputation gained by this program and demand by the EM alumni to fill positions at their place of employment.

Why IIT Stuart?

Quality.

You’ll benefit from our rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum as well as our highly accomplished faculty members, who bring their experience at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and leading corporations and organizations from around the world.

Flexibility.

You can shape a course of study to suit your individual interests, allowing you the rich range of choices you need to achieve your personal career goals; in addition to our MS degree, we offer certificate programs and joint MS/MBA and MS/JD options.

Convenience.

Study in the heart of Chicago, one of the world’s most important business and industrial hubs. Choose between full and part-time options with day and evening classes.

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To learn more about the program and the application process, please call us at 312.906.6576 or email us at admission@stuart.iit.edu and we will be happy to assist you.

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