Be a transformative leader

We prepare leaders to radically accelerate the transition to a more sustainable society.

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Coterminal Master's Program:
Sustainability Science and Practice (SUST)

 

We offer current Stanford University undergraduates the opportunity to apply for a one-year coterminal Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Science (M.S.) in Sustainability Science and Practice (SUST). This interdisciplinary degree program equips students with the knowledge, mindsets, and practical skills needed to understand and intervene in complex systems to advance sustainability – securing human well-being around the world and across generations. Stanford students from any undergraduate discipline are welcome and encouraged to apply.
 

Master of Arts (MA)   Master of Science (MS)

Degree Requirements and How to Apply

Online Learning

Change Leadership for Sustainability's open enrollment course,  Strategies for Sustainability, is offered through Stanford Online's Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Program (XEIET). Explore how sustainability can contribute to an organization’s financial well-being while helping to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Learn essential perspectives on sustainability, systems thinking, and 21st-century business strategy. 

 

Strategies for Sustainability

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Executive Education

Learn how sustainability can contribute to the bottom line and our economy. We offer custom executive education offerings for organizations and working professionals.

Learn more about Exec Ed

Sustainability Science and Practice

A sampling of SUST coursework

 

Pursuing Sustainability: Managing Complex Social Environmental Systems

SUST 210

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Integrative Design and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability

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SUST 234

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Student Spotlights

  • Pathways to impact: a coterm perspective

    Howard Qin, BS Math ’24, MS Sustainability Science & Practice ’26, hosted a fireside chat with Professor Steven Chu, Nobel physics laureate and former Secretary of Energy, as part of Stanford Climate Week. President Jonathan Levin gave opening remarks.

  • Economic development with a climate lens: an internship perspective

    Sustainability science and practice master's student Kaitlyn Sanchez spent the summer with Auckland Council, a local government body in New Zealand, as part of an internship through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. She researched approaches to economic development within a changing climate and environment while learning about climate issues and initiatives in the region.

  • Building bridges

    Passionate about “social-ecological leadership,” master’s student Fatoumata Barrie is working to bring more voices into sustainability conversations.

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