Program Information

The Master of Integrated Sustainable Development (M.I.S.D.) is an interdisciplinary graduate degree program offered by the University of Florida (UF) College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) Sustainability and the Built Environment (SBE) Program. The M.I.S.D. is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree delivering education within the planning, design, construction, and operations of more sustainable and resilient built environments. Through a mix of pedagogical approaches, MISD students will learn the skills and strategies to facilitate a quadruple bottom line of ecological, cultural, social, and economic sustainability across local, state, national, and international scales.

The M.I.S.D. curriculum focuses on collaborative and integrative design, construction, planning, and engineering problem-solving, as well as leadership and management, in the built environment. MISD students are critical thinkers, managers of complexity, and strategists capable of creating comprehensive assessments and solutions to cross-disciplinary problems with social, political, economic, ethical, and technical components.

DEGREES OFFERED WITH A MAJOR IN integrated sustainable development

• Master of Integrated Sustainable Development (M.I.S.D.)

Master of Integrated Sustainable Development (M.I.S.D.) COURSES

Required Courses

Electives (select five out of the following courses from a minimum of two disciplines)

Integrated Sustainable Development (M.I.S.D.)       

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Delineate and apply principles of sustainability to problems of the built environment.

SLO 2     Skills     
Understand the collaborative roles of an integrated project team (with professionals from a range of disciplines including civil/environmental engineering, architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning) in the delivery of sustainable development projects.

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Demonstrate the capacity to undertake return on investment analysis of sustainable development projects for the built environment.

SLO 4
Apply a wide range of skills, tools and strategies to sustainable problem-solving combining engineering capabilities, innovation, design, and soft skills, like communication and facilitation.