MS Sustainable Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

Ten-month interdisciplinary master's programme in sustainable engineering, combined with sustainable business coursework, covering life cycle assessment, renewable energy, water resources, data analysis and visualization, sustainable design and managing sustainability transitions.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering | Duration: Ten months (30 credit hours) | Intake: Summer start (early July) per department | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Natural Processes of Sustainability Systems, Sustainability Policy and Regulations, Assessing Sustainability Performance, Leading Sustainability Transitions, Sustainability Analytics, Principles for the Design of Sustainable Technologies and a Sustainability Capstone, plus electives; begins with up to three credit hours of foundational programming, statistics and durable-skills coursework.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Sustainable Engineering MS (department): bachelor's degree in engineering or a STEM field with at least a 3.00 undergraduate GPA (or 9 graduate hours at 3.25); CV or resume and personal statement; fall deadline April 15. Graduate School regular admission: a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (3.00 for engineering); applicants below the GPA minimum can qualify with 9 semester hours of relevant graduate coursework at a 3.25 average.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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