Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Northeastern University

The Master of Science, MS, Sustainable Building Systems degree program integrates elements of an architectural engineering program with construction management while embracing the concepts of engineering sustainability as related to energy and materials usage and the effect on the environment. The master’s degree program focuses on the design and operation of buildings to provide a comfortable, healthy, and productive indoor environment with minimal energy and environmental impact.Students have an opportunity to develop leadership and decision-making skills to implement sustainable building practices in either the private or public sectors in the global market.Prospective students for this program are engineering, architecture, business or science majors, and industry professionals pursuing an industrial or public planning based career, who desire to gain cutting edge knowledge in sustainability practices for building systems development and its infrastructure.The program is flexible to accommodate full-time students-who wish to proceed over a period of two to four semesters-and part-time students-who can complete the program requirements by taking one to two courses per semester, finishing the program in approximately four years.

College of Engineering