Build a career solving global challenges — no engineering background required
A 100% Online master’s from the University of San Diego designed for Changemakers across disciplines.
No Engineering Experience Needed
Complete it in
20 months
Focus on real-world global challenges
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This Program is for you if
Switching to Sustainability
You want to create climate resilience
You see the value in a Transdisciplinary approach
Looking to apply sustainability values to your career
Is the MESH Program Right For You?
Are you passionate about developing sustainable solutions to some of the world’s greatest environmental and social challenges? Designed for change makers from a multitude of academic and professional disciplines, the MESH program curriculum focuses on defining these problems and identifying specific innovations and technologies that will mitigate lasting negative effects on our planet and its people.
If you think this degree might be the right fit, feel free to reach out to a USD enrollment advisor for more information.
Featured Content
The USD MESH Blog
- What is an Environmental Planner? [Career + Salary Guide]
- What Is a Renewable Energy Consultant? [Career + Salary Guide]
- 15 Highest Paying Environmental Jobs [+Education & Experience Requirements]
- 12 Environmental Justice Careers [+Education & Experience Requirements
- Everything You Need to Know About Becoming a Community Health Worker [Certification & Careers Explained]
- What is an Environmental Compliance Officer? [Career + Salary Guide]
MESH Capstone Projects
Each MESH degree candidate completes a capstone project as the final step in the program. These projects develop throughout the program and represent a culmination of knowledge gained. The following magazine, written and edited by MSESH students, is a peek into what graduates are empowered to accomplish with their degrees.
Additional MESH Resources
Downloadable Guides
MESH Podcast
MESH: For Our Human Habitat– The intersection between the built world and a sustainable and healthy future brings together people from all backgrounds and disciplines, creating a catalyst for change. With this podcast, we follow the students and faculty of the Master of Science in Engineering Sustainability and Health, their projects and challenges. In this first season, we cover all things MESH, how and why it started and where we are 1 year later.
Reset Reading Group
Reset Reading Group – A set of readings online by the Reset Reading group in Australia. This group developed at the start of the pandemic in response to the global social and environmental crises that we are facing and how we need to reset our actions.
Planetary Health Alliance
Planetary Health Alliance – A window to planetary health, human, and ecosystem health