Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture offers a Master of Science in sustainable design. The year-long program is oriented towards practicing professionals and recent graduates who want to focus on sustainable architecture and green building projects. The program covers several aspects related to sustainable design, including architecture, ecology, construction, engineering, interior design and others. To graduate, students must complete 120-hours of coursework during a full-time, two-semester residency and work on green building projects. Courses include LEED Buildings and Design Concepts, Environmental Sustainability in Engineering and Sustainable Community Development.
Carnegie Mellon
School of Architecture
201 College of Fine Arts
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412.268.2354
cmu.edu
University of Texas at Austin has a sustainable design department that offers a variety of degree programs in green building and related fields. Along with a Master of Science in sustainable design, students can get related degrees, including a Master of Science in Sustainable Technology Integration and a Master of Architecture degree with an emphasis or specialization in the field. The program focuses on natural building systems, along with the ways that physics and ecology relate to architecture. Students take coursework based on technical, practical and philosophical aspects of green design, attend lectures and focus on a research project related to their area of interest. The programs are structured to prepare students for careers in building, research, activism and public policy.
Sustainable Design Program Director
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture
1 University Station B7500
Austin, TX 78712-0222
512-471-0184
soa.utexas.edu
The University of Minnesota's School of Architecture offers a Master of Science in Architecture-Sustainable Design, designed for graduate students and professionals who currently work in design, engineering or environmental science and related fields. Students work with their professors to customize a multidisciplinary program suited to their interests, in terms of course selection, independent projects and research. Current graduate students also have the option to earn a dual Master of Science in sustainable design and a Master of Architecture. The Master's program takes three academic semesters to complete, while the dual degree takes about three-and-a-half years.
University of Minnesota
School of Architecture
Ralph Rapson Hall, Room 145
89 Church Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-7866
arch.cdes.umn.edu