The Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) degree at Bren is an 11-month professional degree program focused on using data science to advance solutions to environmental problems. <br>Data science is a rapidly expanding discipline with a growing market in need of highly skilled, interdisciplinary professionals. As a student, you will be immersed in a collaborative, open-source, data-driven environment in which students are supported by expert faculty and researchers from the Bren School, the National Center of Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS), and other UCSB departments. Supplementing your background in environmental science, you will gain leading-edge data science skills, receive in-depth training in applications such as R, Python, and SQL, and learn how to apply data visualization to share compelling scientific narratives. In the MEDS program, you will learn robust and reproducible workflows, develop interfaces and documentation, and complete a capstone group project that provides real-world experience in applying data science to environmental issues.