Overview
Key learnng outcomes:
Through the master’s degree program in Sustainability at Harvard University you develop:
- Gain knowledge of sustainability criteria and benchmarking measures to critically evaluate the health of ecological and human developed systems.
- Develop an understanding of policies, technologies, and financial models that support sustainable development.
- Build competency in a variety of quantitative and analytic skill-sets requisite for success as sustainability professionals; and with these skill-sets.
- Learn to design more sustainable solutions that holistically reduce impacts and increase benefits to society and ecosystems.
The degree includes either nine courses and a thesis or 11 courses and a capstone, with at least one course taken on campus.
- Get started. You begin the admission process by completing three admission courses from the program curriculum. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your commitment and ability to perform well as a Harvard student.
- Apply to the program. While you are completing your third admission course, you submit your application. We have application periods in the fall, spring, and summer.
- Continue your studies, online and on campus. As you progress through the program, you choose from courses offered on campus or online, in the fall, spring, or summer. To fully experience Harvard, you take at least one course on campus as part of your degree. Short, intensive on-campus options are available.
- Complete your thesis or capstone. If you choose the thesis track, you'll work independently with a thesis director to conduct in-depth research on a topic relevant to your professional plans. You'll emerge with a solid understanding of how scientific research is executed and communicated, producing publishable quality results. In the capstone track, you work in a classroom setting to apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant, hands-on, applied research project, or you'll design and execute a real-world consulting project for an industry client in need of an innovative sustainable solution to a pressing business need.
Programme Structure
The Master of Liberal Arts, Sustainability degree field consists of 12 courses (48 credits), with one required on campus. Three-week on-campus options available. You choose either a thesis or capstone track.
12 Graduate Courses
- Sustainability and Environmental Management
- Proseminar: Critical Analysis of Environmental Systems
- Three sustainability skill-set courses
- Three sustainability electives
- EXPO 42c is an option
Additional Thesis Track Courses
- One research methods course
- Thesis proposal course (on campus)
- Master's Thesis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Sustainable Development Sustainable Energy View 195 other Masters in Sustainable Development in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
To begin the admission process, complete:
- Proseminar: Critical Analysis of Environmental Systems
- To register, you must pass the critical reading and writing skills test or earn a B or higher in the relevant expository writing course.
- You need to earn the minimum grade of B in a maximum of two registration attempts. The proseminar cannot be more than two years old at the time of application.
- Environmental Management or Energy and the Environment
- One knowledge- or skill-set course
Tuition Fee
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International
37200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 37200 USD for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
37200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 37200 USD for the full programme during 12 months.
Living costs for Cambridge
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Funding
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