Pennsylvania State University
AC-4: Graduate Program

This interdisciplinary dual-title intercollege graduate degree program exposes students to a broad base of state-of-the-art methodologies, theories, and technologies for addressing contemporary resource and societal issues, including, but not limited to: global climate change; sustainable energy, food, and fiber supplies; threats to biodiversity; water pollution and availability; genetic modification; and sustainable design. Students electing the dual-title intercollege program in HDNRE through participating majors may earn a degree with dual-title at both the Ph.D. and M.S./M.A. levels. The following graduate programs offer dual-title degrees in HDNRE: M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology and HDNRE; M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy and Mineral Engineering and HDNRE; M.S. and Ph.D. in Forest Resources and HDNRE; M.S. and Ph.D. in Geography and HDNRE; M.S. and Ph.D. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE; and M.S. and Ph.D. in Rural Sociology and HDNRE.

Biorenewable Systems are the structures and processes that create and support biologically-based products capable of being continuously replaced through sound technology and management. BRS is positioned to be a world-renowned graduate program in renewable biologically-based materials, products, and processes that fully integrates scientific research with the principles of systems technology, business, management, marketing, leadership development, and entrepreneurship for biorenewable systems.

The M.L.A. in Landscape Architecture program is an accredited professional degree program focused on preparation to practice landscape architecture for students who hold a bachelor's degree in another field. The M.S. in Landscape Architecture program is a research focused degree program designed to offer students graduate level research inquiry into landscape architecture for students who hold a bachelor's degree. Landscape architecture encompasses analysis, planning, design, management and stewardship of the natural and built environment through a blending of art and science. It is a profession that is broad in scale and scope. As an academic discipline, it embodies creative, cultural, philosophical, and scientific knowledge bases. As professional practice, landscape architecture includes site and urban design, community and regional planning, and resource conservation and stewardship. With this diverse background, landscape architects process a unique abilities to help address local, national and global priorities, such as sustainable development, healthy communities, landscape urbanism and natural lands restoration.

Programs are listed at: http://sustainability.psu.edu/learn/students/sustainability-degree-programs-penn-state.

The graduate certificate in Bioenergy is designed specifically for current and aspiring practitioners who seek advanced skills for growing the bioenergy industry. To accommodate participation by working professionals the program is offered through Penn State's World Campus by Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems (RESS) graduate program. The intercollege RESS professional master’s program (iMPS-RESS) is an online-interdisciplinary master’s degree program designed to prepare professionals in the fields of renewable energy and sustainability systems to lead the world’s transformation from an unsustainable, fossil energy economy to a renewable, sustainable basis of operation.

The Graduate Certificate program in Community and Economic Development helps students prepare to confront the multidimensional challenges faced by community development practitioners. The main objective of the certificate program is to educate professionals who will assume leadership roles in helping establish and maintain viable communities.

The graduate certificate in Sustainability Management and Policy is designed specifically for current and aspiring practitioners who seek advanced skills for advancing sustainability practice. The program is offered by the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering through Penn State’s World Campus.

See http://sustainability.psu.edu/learn/students/sustainability-degree-programs-penn-state.