夏威夷太平洋大學

• Be a part of creating sustainable and resilient solutions to complex socioecological problems
• Study systems thinking, strategic and futures thinking, and collaboration from professionals and thought leaders in the sustainability world
• Develop the knowledge, skills, and experiences that are best practices
• Learn change initiatives designed to increase environmental sustainability across human systems

Want to make a difference in the world? HPU’s Master of Arts in Sustainability (MASUST) program will open your world to unimagined opportunities. This program is a great fit for working professionals who want to expand their knowledge in the world of sustainability. You will learn to simultaneously search for the underlying causes of global environmental, economic, and social problems while also learning to design and lead initiatives that produce sustainable outcomes for the current and future generations.

The MASUST program takes on the challenging intersections of such global and local challenges by equipping students to evaluate and (re-)produce resilient and sustainable responses. Students are prepared with the competencies needed to analyze and evaluate human-natural systems in order to develop and distribute both strategic and future-oriented solutions for the public and private sectors. Collaborate with local stakeholders to search for the underlying causes of environmental, economic and social problems. Design and lead responses that produce sustainable outcomes for the current and future generations.

LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 21 months, 36 credit hours

The 36 credit hours are divided into 24 credit hours of core courses, 6 credit hours of research, and 6 credit hours of a supporting field.

ENTRY TERMS: Fall/Spring

PROGRAM DELIVERY: on-campus

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who successfully complete the Master of Arts in Sustainability program will develop knowledge, skills, and experiences in the following areas:

· SYSTEMS THINKING - students will identify relationships and interdependencies within complex human-natural systems and analyze those connections through the use of systems thinking diagramming and other holistic tools.

· STRATEGIC & FUTURES THINKING - students will identify, formulate, and evaluate scenarios, interventions, and strategies that address sustainability across social, economic, environmental and cultural realms, intra- and intertemporal contexts, and local and global scales, despite uncertainty and access to limited information through project-based learning, case study analysis and research projects.

· COLLABORATION - students will effectively use interpersonal as well as oral, and written communication skills to elevate sustainability issues among a diverse set of social actors through systems analysis and project-based learning; engage and collaborate with actors from academia, government, business, community and other institutions via research, internships, or practical. Model and advocate for sustainable behaviors at the personal, program, university, and community levels through participation in sustainability practices, policy making, citizen science, advocacy, volunteerism, or community outreach.