Sustainable Urban Environments, MDes—One-Year Program (Boston)

Admissions to this program have been suspended.

The one-year Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments (MDes-SUEN) is open to students holding an accredited, first-professional degree in landscape architecture, architecture, planning, or urban design. The 36-credit program offers a core sequence of advanced design research studios, proseminars, and urban ecology and technology workshops complemented by interdisciplinary electives.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Studio
SUEN 7130	Master’s Research Studio: Design and the Resilient City	6
SUEN 7140	Master’s Research Studio: Master’s Project	6
Proseminar
Complete 8 semester hours from the following (repeatable) courses:		8
SUEN 7320	Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Environments
SUEN 6340	Topics in Urban Environmental Design
Technology
SUEN 7230	Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1	4
SUEN 7240	Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2	4

Electives

Electives in other disciplines may be taken in consultation with your faculty adviser.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 8 semester hours from the following subject areas:		8
SUEN, ARCH, LARC, PPUA, LPSC, and SBSY

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

36 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
SUEN 7130	6	SUEN 7140 (or co-op*)	6
SUEN 7230	4	SUEN 7240	4
SUEN 7320 or 6340	4	SUEN 7320	4
Elective (required)	4	Elective (required)	4
	18		18
Total Hours: 36

*Students may opt to do a graduate co-op. Co-op does not count toward degree credits.