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Sustainability and Education

Department of International & Transcultural Studies

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Program Description

Are you ready to become a leader at the intersection of environment, education, and equity? The Master of Arts in Sustainability & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, is a first-of-its-kind Ivy League graduate program — and a leading online master’s in sustainability — designed to equip educators, policy professionals, and organizational leaders to address pressing environmental and social challenges through education. This program centers learning as a lever for change, empowering you to use education to build a more just, sustainable world by advancing ecological integrity, social justice, and economic vitality.

Degrees

  • Master of Arts

    • Points/Credits: 32

      Entry Terms: Summer

      Degree Requirements

      The master’s in sustainability and education includes courses that help you develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationship between learning, environment, climate justice, and systems change. Each course is designed to equip you with practical knowledge and analytical skills across topics like environmental policy, climate literacy, health, food systems, curriculum development, and research methods. Your courses are built for immediate impact and prepare you for real-world sustainability education careers.

      Specific courses include: 

      • Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Education
      • Climate Change, Society, and Education
      • Science in the Environment
      • Environmental Health
      • Nutritional Ecology
      • Evidence for Change I: Introduction to Quantitative Methods
      • Evidence for Change II: Introduction to Qualitative Methods
      • Professional Seminar

Faculty

  • Faculty

    • Pamela Ann Koch Mary Swartz Rose Associate Professor of Nutrition and Education
    • Oren Pizmony-Levy Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education
    • Sonali Rajan Professor of Health Promotion and Education
    • Ann Rivet Associate Professor of Science Education

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Carine Verschueren Adjunct Assistant Professor
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