Students enrolled in the Environmental MPA Program are awarded a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University’s world-renowned School of International and Public Affairs after a single year of intensive study. In the MPA-ESP, you’ll learn to drive sustainability through the formulation of policy and the management of organizations. The program is unique in anchoring the study of sustainability policy and management in basic applied environmental science, providing you with a complex understanding of the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. With the MPA-ESP degree, you’ll learn how to manage organizational change and innovation and explore the connections among policy intent, program design, organizational capacity, and political feasibility.