University of Massachusetts Amherst
AC-4: Graduate Program
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Darci
Connor Maresca Project Manager, Sustainability Programming ECo |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
Entering students first build a common disciplinary foundation through core knowledge courses. They acquire breadth in environmental systems, urban and social systems, economics, and political science through electives. Next, students develop a specialization in one of five concentration areas: Urban Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Efficient Design, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Water Sustainability and Climate Change, and Environmental Quality. The program culminates with a 4-credit practicum where students apply their educational training in a real-world professional setting.
Website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
BCT’s graduate study options provide students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the interrelations and sustainability implications of the entirety of a building’s systems. Through course-based study at the Master’s level or research-based study at either the Master’s or Doctoral level, students acquire necessary professional knowledge, influence the scientific discourse, and prepare themselves for successful careers in the broad fields of green building and sustainability in the built environment.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
Website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
Applied Geohydrology, https://www.geo.umass.edu/one-year-professional-masters-program-applied-geohydrology-department-geosciences-umass-amherst
Architecture, https://www.umass.edu/architecture/graduate-studies-architecture
Design in Historic Preservation, https://www.umass.edu/architecture/ms-design-historic-preservation
Engineering Management (MS), https://mie.umass.edu/graduate-students/ms-programs/master-science-engineering-management
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, http://cee.umass.edu/graduate/environmental-engineering
Environmental Conservation (MS, PhD), https://eco.umass.edu/academics/graduate-programs/environmental-conservation-m-s-ph-d/
Environmental Health Sciences (MPH, MS, PhD), https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/academics/departments/environmental-health-sciences
Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST) (M.S.), https://www.geo.umass.edu/programs/graduate/GIST
Geography (MS, PhD), http://www.geo.umass.edu/programs/graduate/geography?_ga=2.264324303.1965609450.1582510284-866384430.1574177191
Geosciences, https://www.geo.umass.edu/programs/graduate/geology
Geotechnical Engineering, http://cee.umass.edu/geotech-degree-programs
Intercampus Marine Science (MS, PhD, PSM), https://marine.massachusetts.edu/
Landscape Architecture (MLA), https://www.umass.edu/larp/graduate/landscape-architecture-mla
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, http://mie.umass.edu/mie-graduate-programs (focus on wind energy)
Microbiology (MS, PhD), http://www.micro.umass.edu/graduate/program-overview
Nutrition (MS,MPH, PhD), https://www.umass.edu/sphhs/nutrition
Organismic & Evolutionary Biology (MS, PhD), https://gpls.cns.umass.edu/oeb
Planning (PhD), https://www.umass.edu/larp/graduate/phd-planning
Plant & Soil Sciences (MS, PhD), https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/academics/graduate-degrees
Plant Biology, http://www.bio.umass.edu/plantbio/
Political Science (MA, PhD), http://polsci.umass.edu/graduate-programs
Public Policy (MPP), https://www.umass.edu/spp/academics/graduate-degree-programs/master-public-policy
Public Policy & Administration (MPPA), https://www.umass.edu/spp/academics/mppa
Regional Planning (MRP), https://www.umass.edu/larp/graduate/regional-planning-mrp
Resource Economics (MS, PhD), https://www.umass.edu/resec/academics/graduate-program
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, http://cee.umass.edu/sem-degree-programs
Transportation Engineering, http://cee.umass.edu/transportation-degree-programs
Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies, https://www.fivecolleges.edu/academics/native-american-and-indigenous-studies
Global Health Certificate, https://www.umass.edu/sphhs-online/programs/global-health-certificate
Wind Energy Certificate, https://www.umass.edu/windenergy/study/graduatecertificate
Cultural Landscape Management, https://www.umass.edu/larp/certificates/clm
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Reviewed graduate offerings through the School of Earth & Sustainability and the UMass Graduate School programs list. There have been several changes since our last submission, including updated program names, new programs, and new certificates.
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