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The program’s mission is to educate the next generation of leaders in sustainability and place them where they can be most effective. We provide students with a high caliber education and prepare them to enter the workforce or create new ventures to address the social, economic and environmental demands in their respective fields.

  • Full-time, part-time and evening course options
  • Travel courses to Washington, D.C. and the North Carolina coast
  • Courses offered in Charlotte and Winston-Salem
  • Core courses in humanities, natural sciences, business, and law
  • Electives offered in academic departments across campus and professional schools

Master of Arts in Sustainability

A distinctive, interdisciplinary one-year program combining the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, management and law providing unparalleled opportunities to engage with the professional community.

Master of Arts in Sustainability

JD/MA Dual Degree in Sustainability

JD/MA in Sustainability dual degree program provides students a pathway for succeeding in professional roles where legal scholarship and practice intersect with sustainability.

JD/MA Dual Degree in Sustainability

Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Exposure to sustainability issues in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, business management, law, and policy. Offered as a stand-alone certificate or alongside another Wake Forest master’s degree program.

Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Partnerships & Networks that fuel your career.

Working Professionals:
champion your calling through your organization.

Applied Projects: 
gain exclusive access to organizations from the Fortune 500 to local conservation groups.

Internships & Mentorships: 
contextualize the classroom.

Career Development: 
network to your dream job and empower your career through personalized consulting.

Independent Studies & Consulting: 
act on unprecedented flexibility to work with thought leading faculty and bleeding-edge innovations.