Warren Wilson College adds new master's program in climate studies - WLOS

Warren Wilson College adds new master' program in climate studies

SWANNANOA, N.C. (WLOS) — Warren Wilson College is adding to one of it’s strongest programs.

Earlier this week, the school announced a Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies.

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The curriculum will follow a two-year, low residency model that will run like the college’s Fine Arts and Creative Writing master’s programs. Applied Climate Studies courses will be online for fall and spring semesters, with the opportunity to be on-campus with faculty during the summer.

Projects and other elements of classes will go along with the institute’s new center for working lands. That facility combines work relating to farms, forests and gardens.

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“That will give us opportunities for project-based learning, new research initiatives, and new opportunities for our faculty and students together to work on applied climate solutions we’ll need not just locally, but regionally and nationally,” Provost Jay Roberts said on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Roberts added that the master's degree will apply to multiple occupations in the Asheville area.

The program is expected to begin in the summer of 2025.