Carnegie Mellon University
AC-4: Graduate Program

The Master of Urban Design (MUD) is a a post-professional, two-year program that prepares graduates for careers using urban design to critically address environmental, economic, social, political, and cultural issues affecting contemporary urbanization.

This program is distinguished by its emphasis on integrating socially engaged practice with new tools and techniques for representing, understanding, and designing cities; by the opportunity to work in trans-disciplinary teams at the intersection of the arts, humanities and technology across Carnegie Mellon's departments and colleges; and by its location in Pittsburgh—a thriving post-industrial laboratory.

MSSD's intensive curriculum is structured as a combination of technical, research oriented, and critical design thinking classes based in the School of Architecture and offered across Carnegie Mellon University. The curriculum stresses the importance and value of total-building performance, large scale ecology, human-centered design, and the integration of design, technology, and natural systems knowledge within the design process. Classes provide both depth and breadth, while the culminating Synthesis Thesis Project allows each individual student the opportunity to narrow his or her research focus to a topic of personal and professional interest. The program welcomes applications from both research and practice-oriented candidates with backgrounds in such areas as architecture, engineering, computer science, landscape architecture, design, and planning.

Carnegie Mellon’s Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD) and PhD in Building Performance & Diagnostics (PhD-BPD) are top-ranked building science degree programs dedicated to advancing high performance buildings and communities for a more resilient and sustainable future.

The BPD programs are founded on the premise that the integrated design of building and community systems is critical for environmental sustainability and human health and productivity. The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) conducts research for international governments and industries on: high performance building system design and operations; the office, school, healthcare, and urban settings of the future; design for climate, energy, resource conservation, health and productivity; environmental assessment and post occupancy evaluation feedback for design and operation; and the financial, natural, and human capital benefits of investing in high performance built environments

Information on Carnegie Mellon's sustainability-focused graduate programs can be found at: https://www.cmu.edu/academics/

PhD Building Performance & Diagnostics
MS Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering
MS Energy, Science, Technology and Policy
MS Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management
PhD Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management
MS Engineering & Public Policy
PhD Engineering and Public Policy
MS Health Care Policy and Management
MS Public Policy & Management
PhD Public Policy & Management
Masters of Public Management
Masters of Medical Management
MS Information Security Policy & Management
MS Social & Decision Sciences
MS International Relations and Politics
MS Information Technology Strategy
PhD Machine Learning & Public Policy
MS Educational Technology & Applied Learning Science

EESS education and research at Carnegie Mellon involves interdisciplinary inquiry that spans engineering, science, social sciences, and policy. Through courses and research in air quality, water quality, remediation, industrial ecology, sustainable engineering, energy, and nanotechnology, EESS aims to provide skills, analysis tools, and technologies to meet environmental stewardship and sustainability challenges of the 21st Century.

The Tepper School of Business interdisciplinary initiatives unite researchers, students, and industry leaders in their work to advance understanding of important topics and how they shape business and society. The Sustainability Initiative encompasses a wide range of topics, including energy, natural resources, and the environment; health and social well-being; engineering; and architecture. The initiative offers students an opportunity to pursue scholarship, coursework, and career opportunities in this ever-growing field.