Overview
Features
- "Sustainability" was our passion and expertise long before it became a buzzword.
- Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD) and PhD in Building Performance and Diagnostics (PhD-BPD) are top-ranked building science degree programs dedicated to advancing high performance buildings and communities for a more resilient and sustainable future.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:- Paradigms of Research in Architecture
- Building Performance Modeling
- Performance of Advanced Building Systems
- Empirical Methods for Public Policy & Management
- Management Science II: Decision Risk Modeling
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: February 1
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Sustainable Development View 14 other PhDs in Sustainable Development in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are required to pay the $75 application fee.
- Submit a Personal Statement that describes why CMU is a good fit for you at this point in your career, what specific focus areas you may want to explore in the Graduate Program, and your aspirations and plans for the future after leaving CMU, including how you hope to position yourself in design, research, and/or practice.
- Upload to your application, a 30-second introductory video that tells us something about you and your personal interests in architecture or the built environment.
- Upload to your application as a PDF document, your resume/CV summarizing your education, employment experience, professional qualifications, and any noteworthy achievements.
- Upload to SlideRoom a 25-30 page portfolio formatted in single spreads (landscape or portrait) and saved as a single PDF document
- Upload a PDF document copy of your unofficial college transcript(s).
- Standardized Test (GRE)
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Pittsburgh
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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