Applied Sustainability, MS (Boston)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogUniversity Interdisciplinary ProgramsBoston32 semester hours totalverified parse

Core Requirements

ARTG 5920 — Complexity in Systems
PPUA 5254 — Sustainability Foundations in Strategy and Policy
STRT 6422 — Strategy for Sustainable Transformation: Leading Organizational Change

Concentrations (choose 1)

Climate and Environmental Policy

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete EESH 6000 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- One of:
  - INTL 5100 — Climate and Development
  - PPUA 5100 — Climate and Development
- One of:
  - INTL 5268 — International Environmental Policy
  - PPUA 5268 — International Environmental Policy
- PPUA 5238 — Climate Change and Global Urbanization
- PPUA 5249 — Sustainable Urban Coastal Policy
- PPUA 5264 — Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
- PPUA 5267 — Climate Policy and Justice
- PPUA 5270 — Food Systems and Public Policy
- PPUA 6101 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1
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Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
- PPUA 5246 — Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making
EESH 6000 — Professional Development for Co-op
INSH 6964 — Co-op Work Experience

Design for Sustainability

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Students must complete a required co-op preparation course before participating in co-op; consult your academic advisor for details.

ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
ARTG 5710 — Design for Dignity
ARTG 6460 — Human-Centered AI
SUEN 7230 — Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
One of:
- EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
- EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Economic Sustainability and Climate Finance

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete INT 6200 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- CED 6120 — Environmental Economics and Public Policy
- CED 6130 — Sustainable Economic Development
- CED 6983 — Special Topics
- GST 6610 — Sustainable Development
- NPM 6230 — Measuring Social Impact
- PJM 6250 — Project Finance
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Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
- SLP 6980 — Sustainability Transformation Capstone
INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
One of:
- COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Infrastructure and Environmental Systems

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- CHME 6420 — Engineering for Chemical Sustainability
- CIVE 5255 — Tools and Techniques of Environmental Health
- CIVE 5261 — Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
- CIVE 7110 — Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- CIVE 7150 — Data-Driven Decision Support for Civil and Environmental Engineering
- EECE 5670 — Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion, Storage, and Usage
- SBSY 5100 — Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
- CIVE 7110 — Critical Infrastructure Resilience
ENCP 6100 — Introduction to Cooperative Education
One of:
- ENCP 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- ENCP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- ENCP 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
- ENCP 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Modeling and Decision Making for Sustainability

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Complete the following (students must complete EESH 6000 to qualify for co-op experience):

INSH 6101 — Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences
PPUA 5235 — Participatory Community Planning Methods
PPUA 5260 — Ecological Economics
PPUA 5261 — Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
- PPUA 5246 — Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making
EESH 6000 — Professional Development for Co-op
INSH 6964 — Co-op Work Experience

Public Health

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete HLTH 5101 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- CIVE 5255 — Tools and Techniques of Environmental Health
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
- PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
- PHTH 5226 — Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
- PHTH 6204 — Society, Behavior, and Health
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Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARCH 5312 — Mapping and Building Health
- SOCL 7267 — Environment, Health, and Society
HLTH 5101 — Professional Development for Bouvé Graduate Co-op

Sustainability Practice and Implementation

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete INT 6200 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- GST 6102 — Global Corporate Social Responsibility
- LDR 6426 — Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
- LDR 6436 — Innovation and Organizational Transformation
- NPM 6230 — Measuring Social Impact
- PBR 6725 — Crisis Communication
- PJM 6200 — Project Risk Management
- PJM 6250 — Project Finance
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ARTG 5000 — Topics in Design
- SLP 6980 — Sustainability Transformation Capstone
INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
One of:
- COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Sustainable Chemistry

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Complete four of the following:
Complete the following (students must complete EESC 6500 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- CHEM 5640 — Biopolymeric Materials
- CHEM 5642 — Photochemistry Fundamentals and Applications
- CHEM 5643 — Plastics Sustainability and Circular Economy: A Chemical Perspective
- CHEM 5651 — Materials Chemistry of Renewable Energy
- CHEM 5670 — Global Biogeochemistry
- ENVR 5610 — Technology and the Blue Economy
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Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CHEM 5692 — Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
EESC 6500 — Pathways to Professional Success
One of:
- EESC 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EESC 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EESC 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Sustainable Management for Business

HRMG 6421 — Power and Influence
MKTG 6426 — Consumer Behavior
STRT 6424 — Managing the Sustainable Global Enterprise
SUEN 6340 — Topics in Urban Environmental Design
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
- SUEN 7230 — Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1

Sustainable Urban Environments

From the catalog
Complete four of the following:
Students must complete a required co-op preparation course before participating in co-op; consult your academic advisor for details.

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- SUEN 6210 — Implementation and Visualization for Urban Environments 1
- SUEN 6310 — Cities, Nature, and Design in Contemporary History and Theory
- SUEN 6340 — Topics in Urban Environmental Design
- SUEN 7130 — Master’s Research Studio: Design and the Resilient City
- SUEN 7230 — Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
From the catalog
Complete the following:
SUEN 6120 — Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban Systems
One of:
- EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
- EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

GPA requirements

32 total semester hours required (additional semester hours required for participation in optional co-op in certain concentrations) Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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