Doctor of Sustainable Urbanism
Program Curriculum – 2 years consists of 4 semesters
Year 1
Semester 1
Theories and Methods of Historical Research
Advanced Seminar in Urban Sustainability I
Directed Reading in Sustainable studies l
- Elective
Semester 2
Theories and Methods of Architecture, Landscape and Urbanism Research
Concepts in Ecological Planning and Design
Directed Reading in Sustainable studies ll
Year 2
Semester 3
Methods of Sustainable Urbanism Research
Directed Research in Sustainability studies l
Environmental economics and natural resources
Required Elective (approved by academic advisor)
Semester 4
Urban Morphology & Metabolism Research Methods
Directed Research in Sustainability studies ll
Electives:
- Smart Infrastructure
- Leadership, Governance, and Future Cities
- Water Resources Engineering Planning and Management
- Design for Sustainable Transportation
- Principles of renewable energy
- Sustainable cities
- Research and professional skills, tools, and method
- Architecture &built environment dissertation
- Design thesis project
- Climate action planning
- Land development process
- Documentation and interpretation of the historic built environment
- Advanced method in planning
- Low-income housing challenge (independent)
- Special studies in planning
Examination Expectations for Each Course
Preparation Courses
Assignments
Assignments will be held throughout the course and weigh 60% of the course’s grade.
Proctored Final Exam
The final Exam will weigh 40% of the course’s grade. It will be structured similarly to the official certification exam for each corresponding course. The Faculty will change the mock Exam’s structure depending on the actual Exam.
Core & Elective Courses
Quizzes
Quizzes will be held throughout the course and weigh one-third of the course’s grade.
Assignments
Two assignments will be held during the course and weigh one-sixth of the course’s grade each.
Proctored Final Exam
The final Exam will weigh one-third of the course’s grade each.
Capstone Course
Instructors will assign the weight of each portion of the dissertation and evaluate it accordingly.