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• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields.
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• Our online curriculum allows students to earn their master’s degree while continuing to work full time and advance their careers.
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• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
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what the bac has to offer
• Week-long residencies on campus in downtown Boston allow students to connect with their faculty, collaborate with their classmates, and engage hands-on with their coursework. • We use a range of digital tools to support and enhance online learning, including Skype, VoiceThread, and WebEx desktop sharing. • Students conclude their studies with a practical thesis project, and their work is put on exhibition in our Newbury Street building upon graduation.
master of design studies “The collaborative process of the MDS program — getting together with the students that I’ve met online in person and working together with them — is one of the most exciting parts of the program.” —Eric Lewandowski, Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
master of design studies The Highlights
The Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design, Historic Preservation, or Design for Human Health is a 4 to 5-semester graduate degree delivered in an innovative distance format that allows students to work full time while they study. Students learn from leading scholars and active practitioners and work closely with a small group of committed colleagues to gain expertise in their field. The online classroom has the same rigor as in our traditional classrooms, and students enrich their online courses with a series of 8-day residencies in Boston that bring their courses to life and build connections between classmates and instructors.
• Flexible online courses allow students to earn their master’s degree in design while working full time. • Instructors are professionals in the field and bring current perspectives on design practice into the classroom. • Week-long residencies on campus in downtown Boston allow students to connect with their faculty, collaborate with their classmates, and engage hands-on with their coursework. • Students complete their degree with a thesis project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community. • Our location in Boston’s 19th-century Back Bay neighborhood and the BAC’s own historically significant buildings offer an immediate, tangible context for design studies. Classes that fit your schedule. The BAC uses a range of digital tools to support and enhance online learning, including Skype, VoiceThread, and WebEx desktop sharing. Students can study from anywhere in the world, working at their own pace and on their own schedule. Students contribute to a vital online studio culture, exchanging comments and critiques with classmates, working together on projects, and supporting each other throughout the program. In-person intensives bring your coursework to life. Each semester in January and August, MDS students come to Boston to study in residence for 8 days of in-person instruction and hands-on studios.These innovative intensive weeks give students and faculty the opportunity to build relationships and explore projects, setting up a positive, connected studio culture that enhances the online learning throughout the rest of the semester.
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Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
master of design studies The Highlights
The Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design, Historic Preservation, or Design for Human Health is a 4 to 5-semester graduate degree delivered in an innovative distance format that allows students to work full time while they study. Students learn from leading scholars and active practitioners and work closely with a small group of committed colleagues to gain expertise in their field. The online classroom has the same rigor as in our traditional classrooms, and students enrich their online courses with a series of 8-day residencies in Boston that bring their courses to life and build connections between classmates and instructors.
• Flexible online courses allow students to earn their master’s degree in design while working full time. • Instructors are professionals in the field and bring current perspectives on design practice into the classroom. • Week-long residencies on campus in downtown Boston allow students to connect with their faculty, collaborate with their classmates, and engage hands-on with their coursework. • Students complete their degree with a thesis project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community. • Our location in Boston’s 19th-century Back Bay neighborhood and the BAC’s own historically significant buildings offer an immediate, tangible context for design studies. Classes that fit your schedule. The BAC uses a range of digital tools to support and enhance online learning, including Skype, VoiceThread, and WebEx desktop sharing. Students can study from anywhere in the world, working at their own pace and on their own schedule. Students contribute to a vital online studio culture, exchanging comments and critiques with classmates, working together on projects, and supporting each other throughout the program. In-person intensives bring your coursework to life. Each semester in January and August, MDS students come to Boston to study in residence for 8 days of in-person instruction and hands-on studios. These innovative intensive weeks give students and faculty the opportunity to build relationships and explore projects, setting up a positive, connected studio culture that enhances the online learning throughout the rest of the semester.
learn how you can start your education at the bac
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Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
sustainable design The Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design is a 4-semester degree designed to teach students about the practices, processes, and materials with which we can create a truly sustainable built environment. The BAC is a national leader in online sustainable design education, and our coursework is built around whole systems thinking— the philosophy that design of the built environment should be engaged with the larger systems of nature and society. The program is designed for professionals interested in sustainable design and in transforming how we create and occupy our buildings and communities. The curriculum covers subjects ranging from green building design to sustainable community planning to green policy and advocacy. Coursework is highly customizable, with courses examining everything from energy, water, air quality, and materials and resources to preservation, construction management, land use, and research methods. A final practical thesis project allows students to explore an independent design or research project related to their specific area of interest.
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career advancement in Sustainable design consultant Green design advocate Sustainable design specialist in: Architecture or design firm Municipal or state government Non-profit agencies Contracting or construction
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
320 Newbury Street • Boston MA 02115
rd
tr ys ur wb
ne
eet
str
eet
tr ns to yls bo
T hynes prudential center
mass pi ke
951 boylston
fenway
ts et
us u en av e
• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields.
320 newbury
ch ssa ma
• Our online curriculum allows students to earn their master’s degree while continuing to work full time and advance their careers.
charles river
eet
efo
• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
boston common & public garden her
what the bac has to offer
• Week-long residencies on campus in downtown Boston allow students to connect with their faculty, collaborate with their classmates, and engage hands-on with their coursework. • We use a range of digital tools to support and enhance online learning, including Skype, VoiceThread, and WebEx desktop sharing. • Students conclude their studies with a practical thesis project, and their work is put on exhibition in our Newbury Street building upon graduation.
master of design studies “The collaborative process of the MDS program — getting together with the students that I’ve met online in person and working together with them — is one of the most exciting parts of the program.” —Eric Lewandowski, Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire