Invest one year into exploring a facet of sustainable construction that is most interesting and intriguing to you. Our professional, course-only Master’s program allows you to do that! Or consider our part-time graduate certificate if you are not ready to commit to a full graduate prgram. For those wishing to advance their academic career, we are also offering research M.S. and Ph.D. prgrams.

Professional Master’s (M.S.):

professional Master’s (M.S.), which allows students to complete a graduate coursework-based direction of study that does not include research or a thesis. This degree usually takes 1-2 years to complete.

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Research Master’s (M.S.) or Ph.D.:

research Master’s (M.S.), which centers on a research thesis project and combines it with graduate coursework. This degree usually takes 2-3 years to complete.

doctoral degree (Ph.D.) with its main focus on an independent, advanced dissertation research topic. Course requirements are set mainly by the advisory committee. This degree usually takes 3-5 years to complete.

Learn More: Research Master’s (M.S.) and Ph.D.

All of these are offered through the “Sustainable Building Systems” concentration of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s graduate program.

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building Construction:

Not sure yet if a Master’s or PhD is for you? You can start in our Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building Construction (one course at a time) and decide later whether you want to count all credits towards our Master’s program.

Learn More: Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building Construction

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Applications are accepted until March 1st for the Fall semester. Deadline for Spring semester starts is October 1st.