CURRICULUM

2 Year Full Time Program
This 2-year full time program allows students to spend the time needed to delve deeply into the more detailed aspects of sustainable design, engineering and architecture. Students in this track will be encouraged to plug into ongoing research projects at the Engineering and Design Institute as well as other grant funded projects at the University. This track is most suitable to those students who are accepted as graduate research assistants or for international students seeking educational opportunities in this country.
 

2-Year Full-Time Option - Course Sequence
 

YEAR 1

FALL SEMESTER

Sustainable Design Methodologies (3 credits) knowledge • History/Theory of Sustainability • LEED Rating System • Integrated Design Process

Sustainable Design Studio I (6 credits) interdisciplinary design • Collaborative Design • Interdisciplinary Design • Integrated Design • Ecological Design • Aesthetics of Green • Social/Cultural/Political Landscape

YEAR 1

SPRING SEMESTER

Adaptive Design (3 credits) informed intuition • Understanding Environmental Forces • Scientific Methods • Environmental Visualization

Sustainable Systems (3 credits) informed intuition, knowledge • Ecological Site Systems • High Performance Building Systems • Integrated Systems Design

Elective (3 credits)

YEAR 2

FALL SEMESTER

Thesis in Sustainable Design I (6 credits) design synthesis or research project • Synthesis Project

Green Materials (3 credits) informed intuition • Understanding Material Properties • Principles of Sustainable Materials • Life Cycle Assessment • Green Material/Assembly Design

YEAR 2

SPRING SEMESTER

Thesis in Sustainable Design II (6 credits) design synthesis or research project • Synthesis Project Completion

Elective (3 credits)