地球系统科学硕士课程为对与环境有关的问题感兴趣的学生提供跨学科的培训和教育，并增强他们进行研究的能力，从而将观测和数值建模产品转换为公共政策和决策。该MS计划专门使学生不仅能够了解气候系统和环境的物理原理，而且还能获得有关如何使用数据和信息来帮助决策者的实用动手知识。MS学位课程具有常规结构。必修的核心课程为学生提供了连贯的学科基础。然后，从这个核心出发，每个学生都从附加的选修课程中进行选择，以发展与ESS相关的各个领域的集中专业知识和研究重点。一组支持（专业发展）课程提供有关提案撰写和有效沟通技巧的培训
Students gain advanced knowledge of Earth system science by treating the Earth as an integrated system and by applying advanced principles from the natural and social sciences, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, hydrology, meteorology, ecology, economics, sociology, and geographic information systems. Earth system science seeks a deeper understanding of human interactions with the environment that determine the past, present and future states of the Earth and provides a holistic view for understanding the world and a pathway toward sustainability. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for employment in environmental risk assessment, public policy, decision-making and sustainability, and geospatial analysis and intelligence.<br>UAH's Atmospheric and Earth Science Department is devoted to providing high-quality education to and to contributing international-caliber research in the areas of remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, radiative transfer, microwave radiometry, severe storms, numerical modeling, and climate-change modeling and measurements.