Jan 20, 2022

2019-2020 Graduate Catalog

2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Sustainability, M.A.

This program is offered fully online. (NOTE: The Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Concentrations are not offered online)

Degree Information

Priority Admission Application Deadlines: http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors

Minimum Total Hours: 30
Level: Masters
CIP Code: 30.3301
Dept Code: CS
Major/College Codes: GBS / CS
Approved 2010

Concentrations:

Climate Change and Sustainability (CLT)
Entrepreneurship (ETR)
Food Sustainability and Security (FOO)
Sustainable Business (SBU)
Sustainable Energy (SUSE)
Sustainability Policy (SUS)
Sustainable Tourism (SUT)
Sustainable Transportation (STN)
Water Sustainability (WSR)

Also offered as a Concurrent Degree

Contact Information

College: Patel College of Global Sustainability

Contact Information:
http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors
www.patel.usf.edu

The Patel College of Global Sustainability fosters sustainable urban communities and environments through collaborative research, education, and community engagement Its research generates innovations and new knowledge that help communities and nations around the world, including those in developing countries, to reduce their ecological footprint while improving their social, economic, and environmental sustainability parameters to make them healthier, more livable, equitable and more resilient

In this innovative 30 credit hour graduate major, the students will apply their passion for the environment with hands-on experiential learning through internships to find sustainability solutions. The major offers a multidisciplinary study of the environment and social and economic dimensions of sustainability, as well as training in research methodology to enable practitioners to make informed decisions and to create tangible change toward sustainable futures. All students are required to perform a mandatory internship in the public or private sector. Upon graduation, the students will be ready for careers in global sustainability that require a systems approach, teamwork, program planning, and policy development skills to solve sustainability issues in developing and developed nations.

Major Research Areas: Sustainable development, sustainability policy, environmental policy, green communities, ecotourism.

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements, as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

GPA of at least 3.25 or greater; alternatively a GPA of at least 3.00 along with a GRE Verbal score of 153 (61 percentile) or higher, Quantitative of 153 (51 percentile) or higher and Analytical Writing of 3.5 or higher, all taken within 5 years of application.
At least two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors (signed, dated, and on official letterhead). Resume
Letter of Interest (up to 350 words explaining why the student is interested in Sustainability)

Curriculum Requirements

Total Minimum Hours - 30 credits

The M.A. in Global Sustainability degree offers a number of concentrations. Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as follows:

Core courses – 12 credit hours
Concentration courses – 9 credit hours
Electives – 6 credit hours
Internship/Research – 3 credit hours
Comprehensive Exam

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

IDS 6233 Concepts and Principles of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6235 Economics and Finance for Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6234 Systems Thinking: The Key to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6225 - Research Methods for Sustainability Credit(s): 3

Concentration Requirements (9 Credit Hours Minimum)

Students select at least one concentration.

Climate Change and Sustainability (CLT)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6208 Renewable Power Portfolio Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6210 Bioresources for a Sustainable Future Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6222 - Navigating the Sustainable Food Energy Water Nexus Credit(s): 3
IDS 6223 - Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Re-purposing Wasted Resources Credit(s): 3
IDS 6247 Water Resources Planning Credit Hours: 3
EVR 6216 Advances in Water Quality Policy and Management Credit Hours: 3
PHI 6680 - Climate Change and Civil Evolution Credit(s): 3

Entrepreneurship (ETR)

Choose three of the following courses:

ENT 6116 Business Plan Development Credit Hours: 3
ENT 6186 Strategic Market Assessment Credit Hours: 3
ENT 6706 - Global Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
ENT 6930 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3 (Social Entrepreneurship)
or
IDS 6239 - Entrepreneurship with a Social Impact Credit(s): 3

Food Sustainability and Security (FOO)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6210 Bioresources for a Sustainable Future Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6222 - Sustainable Food Energy Water Nexus Credit(s): 3
IDS 6223 - Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Re-purposing Wasted Resources Credit(s): 3
IDS 6270 Sustainable Food Production Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6271 The Future of Food: Environment, Health and Policy Credit Hours: 3
PHC 6515 Food Safety Credit Hours: 3
URP 6444 Global & Community Food Systems Credit Hours: 3

Sustainable Business (SBU)

GEB 6457 Ethics, Law and Sustainable Business Practices Credit Hours: 3

Choose two of the following courses:

GEB 6527 Lean Six Sigma Credit Hours: 3
MAR 6336 Promotional Management Credit Hours: 3
MAR 6466 Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3
MAR 6936 Selected Topics in Marketing Credit Hours: 1-4 (3 credits for this program) (Sustainable Marketing)

Sustainable Energy (SUSE)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6207 Renewable Transportation Fuels Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6208 Renewable Power Portfolio Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6210 Bioresources for a Sustainable Future Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6222 - Navigating the Sustainable Food Energy Water Nexus Credit(s): 3
ECH 5931 Special Topics IV Credit Hours: 1-4 (3 credits for this program) (Solar Energy and Applications)
EEL 6935 Selected Electrical Topics Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 credits for this program) (Sustainable Energy)

Sustainability Policy (SUS)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6239 - Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Credit(s): 3
EVR 6937 Seminar in Environmental Policy Credit Hours: 3
PAD 6307 Policy Design and Implementation Credit Hours: 3
URP 6403 - Planning for Resilient Communities Credit(s): 3
URP 6406 Urban Environmental Policy Credit Hours: 3

Choose two of the following courses:

Other courses may be considered by concentration Director and PCGS Academic Program Director.

IDS 6247 Water Resources Planning Credit Hours: 3
URP 6316 Land Use Planning Credit Hours: 3
URP 6422 Environmental & Planning Issues in Coastal Communities Credit Hours: 3
URP 6444 Global & Community Food Systems Credit Hours: 3
URP 6439C Disaster Resilient Community Credit Hours: 3

Sustainable Tourism (SUT)

IDS 6236 Sustainable Tourism Development: Principles & Practices Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6237 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Management for Coastal Habitat and Marine Protection Credit Hours: 3

Choose one of the following courses:

IDS 6239 - Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Credit(s): 3
IDS 6247 Water Resources Planning Credit Hours: 3

Choose two of the following courses:

Other courses may be considered by concentration Director and PCGS Academic Program Director.

IDS 6223 - Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Re-purposing Wasted Resources Credit(s): 3
HMG 6246 - Organizational Effectiveness in Hospitality Credit(s): 3
OCE 6085 Ocean Policy Credit Hours: 2

Sustainable Transportation (STN)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6207 Renewable Transportation Fuels Credit Hours: 3
TTE 5501 Transportation Planning and Economics Credit Hours: 3
TTE 6651 Public Transportation Credit Hours: 3
TTE 6655 Transportation and Land Use Credit Hours: 3
URP 6711 Multimodal Transportation Planning Credit Hours: 3

Choose two of the following courses:

Other courses may be considered by concentration Director and PCGS Academic Program Director.

CGN 6933 - Sustainable Transportation Credit(s): 3
TTE 5205 Traffic Systems Engineering Credit Hours: 3
TTE 6507 Travel Demand Modeling Credit Hours: 3
TTE 6315 Transportation Safety Credit Hours: 3

Water Sustainability (WSR)

Choose three of the following courses:

IDS 6222 - Navigating the Sustainable Food Energy Water Nexus Credit(s): 3
IDS 6245 Sustainable Water Resource Management: Doing More with Less Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6246 Water Sensitive Urban Design for Sustainable Communities Credit Hours: 3
IDS 6247 Water Resources Planning Credit Hours: 3
EVR 6216 Advances in Water Quality Policy and Management Credit Hours: 3

Additional Requirements

An additional 6 graduate hours is required. Any other concentration’s courses are preferred electives. Other courses may be considered by concentration Director and PCGS Academic Program Director.

Internship/Research Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

The required 3 credit Internship or Research Project will be completed in the student’s last semester

Note- for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) in the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program, the required 3 credit hour internship will be fulfilled by completing part or all of the required internship course (IDS 6946 ) locally or nationally.

Choose one of the following:

IDS 6946 Sustainability Internship Credit Hours: 3-6 (3 credits for this program)
IDS 6935 Capstone Research Project Credit Hours: 3-6 (3 credits for this program)

Comprehensive Exam

The Internship or research report serves as the program’s comprehensive exam. As part of this process students write a final report and deliver a presentation based on their internship work or research project.

Concurrent Degree

Also available as a Concurrent Degrees

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Global Sustainability, M.A.

Degree Information

Contact Information

Admission Information

Curriculum Requirements

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Concentration Requirements (9 Credit Hours Minimum)

Climate Change and Sustainability (CLT)

Entrepreneurship (ETR)

Food Sustainability and Security (FOO)

Sustainable Business (SBU)

Choose two of the following courses:

Sustainable Energy (SUSE)

Sustainability Policy (SUS)

Choose three of the following courses:

Choose two of the following courses:

Sustainable Tourism (SUT)

Choose one of the following courses:

Choose two of the following courses:

Sustainable Transportation (STN)

Choose three of the following courses:

Choose two of the following courses:

Water Sustainability (WSR)

Choose three of the following courses:

Additional Requirements

Internship/Research Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Comprehensive Exam

Concurrent Degree