Sustainable Systems
The Sustainable Systems graduate program focuses on a cross-disciplinary approach to addressing the complex problems surrounding the nexus of cities, water and energy. Between these broad themes are important and emerging connections that bring opportunities for creating a more sustainable future.
The Sustainable Systems M.S./Ph.D. program builds on the strengths of The University of Texas at Austin as a leader in engineering and allows for considerable flexibility in the selection of courses and research experiences. Students who understand the global imperative for innovation will be trained by faculty from across disciplines to understand, analyze and drive change as it relates to the environment, economics and society, and will learn to be systems-based, innovative thinkers.
Sustainable Systems vs. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
What’s the difference? The Sustainable Systems M.S./Ph.D. program is a cross-disciplinary program focused on significantly broader civil engineering systems. We believe that tackling critical sustainability issues requires both a deep technical grounding and a broad interdisciplinary perspective. SuS students gain fluency in both.