Professional Science Master's Degree

The Sustainable Development and Climate Change program is approved for affiliation as a Professional Science Master's degree program by the Council of Graduate Schools. It is the first Professional Science Master's program in New Hampshire, and one of only 212 in the U.S. The program bears the official PSM logo, and is included on the Professional Science Master's website.

Two Program Options

Students in AUNE's Sustainable Development and Climate Change program can choose to follow the Professional Science Master's (PSM) track of studies or the non-PSM, policy track of studies. Students who wish to graduate with the Professional Science Master's designation must take at least eighteen of their required credits in science and math.

About the Professional Science Master's degree

The Professional Science Master's degree is an innovative, non-thesis graduate degree that enables students to pursue advanced training in science or mathematics without a PhD, while also developing sought-after workplace skills often learned in an MBA program. Launched in 1997 with support of the Alfred B. Sloan Foundation, and designed in collaboration with industry, a Professional Science Master's program can be completed in two years, and combines interdisciplinary academic study with research projects and internships in businesses and the public sector. To date, graduates successfully work in industry, government and non-profit organizations.

Federal support for the Professional Science Master's degree has been growing over the past several years. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded $15 million in grants to develop or expand PSMs, an initiative authorized by the America COMPETES Act and funded by the 2009 stimulus bill.

Read the recent Chronicle of Higher Education commentary in support of Professional Science Master's Degrees.