Program: Sustainable Engineering, MSSE - University of Pittsburgh

Overview

The Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Engineering (MS SE) is housed within the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI), with the degree granted from the Swanson School of Engineering. The 30-credit degree was designed to integrate with current MS programs in engineering, providing students with the opportunity to complete two MS degree programs with a limited time increase.

Program Objectives

Provide advanced education to graduate students to identify and solve sustainability issues using systems approaches in the context of the triple bottom line of environmental, societal, and economic problems.

Create a rigorous program with breadth and depth to propel graduate students to foster sustainable technologies, science, and practices in the U.S. and abroad.

Create regional and nationally scalable sustainability solutions through service learning projects with a cohort of students.

Provide students with experiences that enable them to communicate sustainability issues and solutions to multiple audiences.

For more information or to create a plan of study, please contact the Program Director:

Course Requirements

A total of 30 credits are required to earn the MS SE professional master’s degree. The degree is structured so the participating student is required to take five core courses and five electives.

The five core courses are as follows:

ENGR 2905 - CURRENT ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY
CEE 2609 - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TOOLS
CEE 2610 - ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ENGR 2007 - SUSTAINABILITY CAPSTONE
And choose one of the following:
PIA 2115 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
PIA 2164 - NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
PIA 2231 - CONTEMPORARY US ENERGY POLICY
PIA 2502 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: US AND GLOBAL
PIA 2552 - MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT
BSEO 2578 - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGY
BSPP 2328 - THE BUSINESS OF HUMANITY - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Students may propose other elective courses from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) or the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (KGSB) to be approved by the Program Director.

Electives:

Students can choose five electives from the areas below. Students may propose other elective courses and other focus areas (tracks) not listed below to be approved by the Program Director.

Sustainable Engineering, MSSE

Overview

Program Objectives

Course Requirements

Electives:

Sustainable Built Environment & Infrastructure

Energy

Environmental and Water Sustainability

Green Computing