About the Program

The Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) develops collaborative scholars and leaders to address our planet’s most critical environmental and sustainability challenges. Offering multiple advanced degree pathways, the program integrates scientific and technological research with social sciences, law, business, and medicine. Students benefit from cross-campus mentorship by world-class faculty, fostering a highly collaborative and rigorous academic community. This specialized, interdisciplinary approach prepares graduates for impactful careers as researchers and leaders in academia, government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.

What You’ll Study

What you will study at the graduate level depends on your particular degree, academic interests, and professional goals. Key features of our program offerings include:

• Develop the knowledge, skills, perspectives, and ways of thinking necessary to help solve the world’s most significant environmental and resource sustainability challenges

• Deepen their understanding of the science and engineering underlying environmental challenges, equip them with the skills to integrate this learning into their respective graduate studies, and empower them to apply this knowledge to create impactful solutions in their chosen fields.

• Collaborate across diverse fields—including engineering, natural sciences, humanities, law, business, and medicine—to pioneer innovative insights and address pressing global sustainability challenges.