Overview

Open to applicants with a bachelor's degree in any field, it is an excellent opportunity for enhancing your educational background, professional qualifications or teaching credentials through individualized, in-depth and interdisciplinary research in specific areas under the guidance of faculty specialists.

The Sustainable Design program at University of Florida draws upon the diverse strengths of the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) in architecture, building construction, historic preservation, interior design, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning. The program includes a minimum of 36 credits of course work, with eight credits applied toward a Thesis or Masters Research Project (MRP)

Why Choose a Low Residency-Distance Learning Program?

The Low Residency-Distance Learning format is ideal for students who have work or personal obligations that make relocating for further education impractical. Combining interactive online tools with intensive face-to-face workshops allows you to interact with students and instructors from around the globe. You have the added confidence that many studies in the last ten years have demonstrated that there is no significant difference in the learning outcomes experienced by students in a traditional classroom versus those in a distance-learning context. In fact a 12 year study by the on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

In addition, the asynchronous on-line content delivery (an open, flexible delivery) adapts to the challenges of your schedule. The MSD program is one of the few degrees in its class that blends online learning with a face-to-face interaction program between students and faculty. The cohort gathers in the fall and summer semesters at our Gainesville campus and at an international location for workshops in the spring semester built around the design studio project.

When you enroll in the MSD program, you have the same rights and privileges as any other UF graduate student such as access to our excellent digital library database, and academic advising.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

International Sustainable Development
Sustainable Design Problem Solving
Electives in Sustainable Design
Sustainability Research
Design Studio in Sustainability
Ecological Issues in Sustainability
Research Project Proposal Development
Capstone Research Project
Electives in Sustainable Design
Cases of Sustainability in Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Gainesville, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

A four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or a four-year international equivalent.
Professional work experience-defined broadly-that can serve as a foundation for the field of sustainability. Some design experience or training is useful but not required as this is an interdisciplinary program.
A statement of purpose for enrolling in the program (approximately 2 pages double spaced).
Three letters of recommendation from people qualified to assess your academic performance or professional experience.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31872 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31872 USD / year

≈ 31872 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12740 USD / year

≈ 12740 USD / year

Living costs

Gainesville

United States

900 - 1335 USD / month

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Why Choose a Low Residency-Distance Learning Program?

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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General requirements

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International Applies to you

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Living costs

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