MA in Sustainable Urban Development Advising Sheet
Winter 2023
Course requirements for the Masters Degree in Sustainable Urban Development may be found at the following link: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/sustainable-urban-development/graduate/sustainable-urban-development-ma/Pages/degree-requirements.aspx
This document is available electronically at:
Please send any inquiries to Dr. Hugh Bartling (hugh.bartling@depaul.edu). Please include your DePaul ID when doing so.
See the end of this document for important information about course waivers, substitutions, certifications, internships, etc.
Registration info for NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS may be found at:
https://las.depaul.edu/student-resources/new-graduate-students/Pages/default.aspx
Additional information may be found on DePaul’s Graduate Student Support website:
https://las.depaul.edu/student-resources/graduate-student-support/Pages/default.aspx
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Winter 2023
I. Required Core Courses
II. Interdisciplinary Requirement Options
Geography Requirements
Public Service Options
Statistics Options
III. Approved Electives
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The following courses are available AT ALL TIMES:
Course Waivers and Substitutions
Course Substitutions: SUD Course Requirements are officially approved by the SUD Advising committee. Nonetheless, requests for course substitutions are not uncommon, especially in the area of Electives. Requests for substitutions will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the SUD Director, Dr. Hugh Bartling. You must contact Dr. Bartling (hugh.bartling@depaul.edu) with your request prior to enrolling in the course of interest.
Course Waivers: If you have substantial prior skills in a subject area (for example Geographic Information Systems (GIS)), or hold a current full time job and therefore cannot complete the internship, you may be able to get a course waiver. If a waiver is granted, thirteen courses are still needed to complete the MA degree. The course waived will be replaced by an elective agreed upon with the consent of the Program Director.
The SUD Internship
The Master’s Program in Sustainable Urban Development has a required internship attached to the Capstone Course (SUD 501). The internship does not to be pursued while enrolled in the capstone course; it may be pursued and achieved prior to or after. Please address all SUD internship-related questions to Dr. Howard Rosing (hrosing@depaul.edu).
Graduate Certificates and Certifications
DePaul offers certifications in the following areas that may be of particular interest to graduate students in Sustainable Urban Development. These include certifications in:
Details of these certificates and others may be found at: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/certificates/Pages/default.aspx
To apply for enrollment in a certificate program, please visit: https://depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8rmlG6rYiEZmg8B
If you wish to pursue a different certificate from those listed above, please contact Dr. Hugh Bartling (hugh.bartling@depaul.edu).
Policy for Pursuing Multiple Graduate Certifications at DePaul:
Per the Graduate Student Handbook:
“Course work credit leading to a graduate degree program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences may be double-counted toward ONE approved, paired, graduate certificate program. If a student seeks another (second or more) LAS certificate, and those certificate program requirements are again completely comprised of course work leading to the student’s graduate degree, then the student must take at least two additional courses in order to earn the additional certificate(s).”
Graduate Research Funds
If you wish to attend a conference, or are doing research, you are strongly encouraged to apply for graduate research funds: https://las.depaul.edu/student-resources/graduate-research/Pages/default.aspx