Hello GEP-ers, I have gone down a research rabbit hole and I hope you can help me out.
I am looking for articles and information about how universities create new degrees, especially focused on the environment. What is the decision-making process between creating an MEM versus an MS in Environmental Management? Versus and MBA in Sustainability or a Masters in Environmental Studies or a Masters in Natural Resources Management? Are there accrediting agencies that need to be considered when creating these? (To give a parallel case, my school just created a new Masters in International Affairs, following guidelines from APSIA, which accredits MIA programs. But this is different from a masters in international relations.) What is the equivalent line in environmental masters? Or do the schools just get accredited as a whole and then decide which degrees they want to offer? I am starting a research project on masters programs that focus on the environment, and thought that only looking at MEM programs would mean I would have comparable programs, but it seems they are all different and some MEM programs look a lot like MSc or MES programs. I thought there were divisions between an MS (more research and science) and MEM (more management and applied) but am not so sure anymore, especially with all these other environmentally focused degrees in the field. If you have any leads or thoughts on this, please email me at [email protected] and I will compile information for anyone else who is interested. Any advice or leads would be appreciated! Even tidbits on how your school might have followed a certain process/criteria in creating their new degree might help me piece it together. With gratitude, Cristina Cristina M. Balboa, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Associate Professor Marxe School of Public and International Affairs <http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/mspia/> Baruch College - CUNY Faculty Associate – Marxe School Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management <http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/mspia/centers-and-institutes/center-for-nonprofit-strategy-and-management/index.html> My new book – The Paradox of Scale: How NGOs Build, Maintain, and Lose Authority in Environmental Governance <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/paradox-scale> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
