M.S. in Architecture-Sustainable Design Track Degree Requirements
M.S. Curriculum
 The M.S. in Architecture-Sustainable Design Track requires a total of 34 credits, typically completed over one-and-a-half years. Coursework includes four foundation courses (12 credits), 6 credits of electives in architecture, 6 credits of electives outside of architecture, and 10 credits for the Plan A Thesis or Plan B Projects. At least 24 of the credits are completed before registering for either the Plan A Thesis or a Plan B Projects. Students enrolled in the M.S.-Sustainable Design Track may select either the Plan A Thesis or Plan B Projects to demonstrate familiarity with the tools of research or scholarship in their major field, the ability to work independently, and the ability to present the results of their investigation effectively.
Foundation Courses 12 Credits (four required foundation courses)
- ARCH 8561: Sustainable Design Theory and Practice 3 credits
- ARCH 8563: Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality in Sustainable Design 3 credits
- ARCH 8565: Materials Performance in Sustainable Buildings 3 credits
- ARCH 8567: Site and Water in Sustainable Design 3 credits
Elective Courses in Architecture (six credits required electives in architecture)
ARCH 5501: Architecture and Ecology (with instructor's permission) 3 credits
ARCH 5539: Daylighting and Architecture Design 3 credits
ARCH 5542: Building Energy Systems (with DGS prior permission) 3 credits
ARCH 5550: Topics in Architectural Technology (topics vary per semester) 3 credits
Topics: A variety of topic courses are offered throughout the year (e.g. Building Green, with Richard Kroeker, Nova Scotia; Sustainable Practice, Richard Carter)
ARCH 5561: Building Production Processes (with instructor's permission) 3 credits
ARCH 5993: Directed Study 1-4 credits
ARCH 8550: Topics in Architectural Technology (topics vary per semester) 3 credits
ARCH 8993: Advanced Directed Study 1-4 credits
See Director of Graduate Studies for new elective offerings each academic year
Elective Courses Outside Architecture (six credits required electives outside of architecture)
ANTH 5041: Ecological Anthropology 3 credits
APEC 5651: Economics of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credits
DSSC 8111: Approaches to Knowledge and Truth -- Ways of Knowing 3 credits
EEB 5053: Ecology: Theory and Concepts 4 credits
EEB 5146: Science and Policy of Global Environmental Change 3 credits
GEOG 5565: Geographical Analysis of Environmental Systems & Global Change 3 credits
HORT 5071: Restoration and Reclamation Ecology 3 credits
HSCI 5244: History of Ecology and Environmentalism 3 credits
LA 5204: Landscape Ecology 3 credits
LA 5410: Conservation Design and Planning 3 credits
LA 5712: Infrastructure, Natural Systems, and Sustainability 3 credits
ENR 5245: Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy 3 credits
ENR 5000: Colloquium: Environment and Natural Resources: Biotechnology & the Natural Environment 3 credits
ENR 5202: Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, Planning 3 credits
PA 5212: Managing Urban Growth and Change 3 credits
PA 5531: Strategies for Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice 3 credits
POL 5872: Global Environment and Politics 3 credits
See Director of Graduate Studies for new elective offerings each academic year.
Master's Degree with Thesis or Without Thesis-Project(s)
For the Plan A, thesis, students must enroll in (ARCH 8777), 10 credits. For the Plan B Project, 10 credits students register for additional coursework, plus no more than 120 hours of additional work to be developed into one or two projects/papers. The Plan B coursework may be a combination of directed studies, courses in architecture, or courses in related fields, determined with approval by the Advisor or Director of Graduate Studies. Students are examined upon completion of all coursework for the Master's degree. Total: 34 credits
Curriculum-M.S.-S.D. + Master's of Architecture Dual Degree
Students who enter the M.S.-S.D. program may enroll for only the M.S. degree or combine it with the M.Arch. degree. Students in the dual-degree program combine their M.Arch. and sustainable design curriculum by sharing up to 24 credits between the two programs. Credits required to satisfy the Plan A thesis for either degree may not be double-counted. M.Arch. Plan A students must write and present a design thesis; M.S. Plan B students may combine design studios and independent research or additional courses of 10 credits. Examples of schedules are available from the Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Architecture.
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