Graduate Admission
Get involved in important, cutting-edge research projects through the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. The Center also supports the Hofstra Student Garden, which trains students on suburban agriculture.
Visit the Hofstra campus or connect with the graduate admissions team. We will answer your questions and put you in touch with program faculty or degree candidates to learn more. Contact us at graduateadmission@hofstra.edu, or call 516-463-4723.
To be considered for the MA in Sustainability program, you must have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.
Start your application online where you can upload the following documents:
If you are a current Hofstra student interested in pursuing the dual BA/MA or BS/MA program, please contact your academic advisor.
Visit the Sustainability program page to learn more.
International students: Please review additional admission requirements.
The Masters in Sustainability is awarded to students who successfully complete 30 semester hours.
Visit the Sustainability program page to learn more.
Annetta Centrella-Vitale is an instructor of Sustainability Studies in the Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability and manages projects at the National Center for Suburban Studies. She holds an M.S. in marine environmental science and worked for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as a marine resource specialist and as an oceanographer for the Naval Oceanographic Office. She has been building partnerships in sustainable agriculture projects on Long Island. She is a member of the Long Island Regional Council Natural Assets and Tourism working group and is on the Board of the Directors for the Friends of Hempstead Plains and LI GreenMarket.
Dr. J Bret Bennington, Professor and Chair, has taught at Hofstra since 1993. His research in paleontology involves the quantitative analysis of the fossil record to learn about the evolution of ecological communities over long intervals of time. Other paleontology projects involve studies of marine ecosystems in the Devonian, Carboniferous, and Cretaceous periods, as well as the statistical analysis of fossil footprints.
Jase Bernhardt is trained in meteorology in climatology and teaches courses in sustainability, climate change, and weather at Hofstra. His research involves the application of immersive technologies such as virtual reality to issues in hazard communication. Jase's work has been featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Weather Channel, and Reuters.
Dr. E. Christa Farmer, Professor in the GES Department, graduated in the first class of Earth Systems students at Stanford University, worked for the US Forest Service, then studied paleoclimatology at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. At Hofstra since 2004, she has taught Environmental Geology, Paleoclimatology, and General Oceanography, among other courses. Recently her research has focused on environmental signals in marsh sediment cores, and communication of hurricane risks.