The Curriculum       

Total of 36 credit hours are required with 24 credit hours of required courses, 6 credit hours of elective courses and 6 credit hours of thesis, or Masters Research Project (MRP).       

First Fall Semester          

International Sustainable Development       

4 CR

Sustainable Design Problem Solving       

4 CR

Ecological Issues in Sustainability 1       

3 CR

Research Methods        

2 CR

13 CR

Second Spring Semester

Ecological Issues in Sustainability 2

3 CR

Masters Research Project/Thesis Proposal Development

2 CR

Sustainable Design Studio

6 CR

Elective

3 CR

14 CR

Third Summer Semester

Master Research Project (MRP) /Thesis*

6 CR

Elective

3 CR

9 CR

Total Required Credit Hours

36 CR

All courses in the College are web assisted. This means that each course has a specific website assigned to it where faculty place course syllabus, reading material, assignments and assessments as well as lectures for review and other course material.

Selected Elective courses (electives may vary by semester/year):

Survey Plan Info System (Introduction to GIS)

3 CR

International Development Planning and Development

3 CR

Sustainable Urbanism in Europe

3 CR

Greening Existing Buildings (web-assisted course)

3 CR

Any graduate courses offered in the college**

various CR

Total Elective Credit Hours

6 CR

* A thesis or Masters Research Project (MRP) in lieu of thesis is required for the MSD. Students will work with individual faculty on their thesis. A thesis committee of at least two faculty members from the College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida should be formed by the end of second semester.

** Selection of other graduate courses must be first approved by the Master of Sustainability Design program faculty and the course instructor.