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The Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) program at Bren is an intensive 11-month professional degree that trains students to tackle environmental challenges through data science.
This fast-growing field demands skilled, multidisciplinary experts, and as a MEDS student, you'll join a dynamic, open-source learning community supported by Bren School faculty, NCEAS researchers, and other UCSB specialists. Building on your environmental science foundation, you'll master cutting-edge data techniques, become proficient in tools like R, Python, and SQL, and discover how data visualization can powerfully communicate scientific stories. Throughout the MEDS curriculum, you'll establish reliable workflows, create user-friendly interfaces, and collaborate on a culminating group project that solves actual environmental problems using data science methods.