{"id":693,"date":"2015-12-08T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:43:44","slug":"schools-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/academics\/schools-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools &amp; Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Conservation and Environmental Science<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/conservation-environmental-science\/\">interdisciplinary BA or BS degree<\/a> option offers an emphasis in Land Resources, Water Resources, Environmental Analysis, or Biological Resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Master of Sustainable Peace Building (MSP)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letsci\/msp\/\">MSP is a graduate program<\/a> designed to prepare students for careers in sustainable peace building. The MSP&#8217;s focus is on both the developing world and developed countries such as the United States &#8211; with the goal of preparing students with essential skills that are geographically and contextually transferable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Freshwater is fundamental to the prosperity of our communities. Clean freshwater systems lead to a better environment, economy, and quality of life.\u00a0 The 51ÁÔÆæ <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/\">School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS)<\/a> is the only graduate school in the nation dedicated solely to the study of freshwater. SFS offers graduate degrees as well as undergraduate research and learning opportunities in freshwater sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>With various coursework in green design and environmental policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sarup\/\">SARUP offers many opportunities<\/a> to explore sustainable design and planning. The Institute for Ecological Design supports coursework and research in green building.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science (CEAS)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/\">CEAS is a leader in the regional growth<\/a> of renewable energy, urban transportation, battery technology, and resource management. Wind energy, solar technology, and even micro-grid research are growing programs at 51ÁÔÆæ.\u00a0 Also housed in CEAS is the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for By-Product Utilization<\/a>, dedicated to finding and improving beneficial uses for by-products and other unused\/under-utilized resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">School of Continuing Education<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sce\/\">School of Continuing Education<\/a>, courses are offered in <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sce\/certificates\/water-technology-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water technology<\/a> and building a business case for going green.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Center of International Education &#8211; Global Studies, Sustainability Track<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/academics\/global-studies\/\">Global Sustainability track<\/a> develops student expertise in the diverse concepts of global sustainability and their application to development fields.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":522,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":28,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-693","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Office of Sustainability<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/academics\/schools-degree-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schools &amp; 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