Arizona State University Rob Walton College of Global Futures 5 courses 86 total credits
ASU is no longer accepting new students to this program. Students interested in this program should explore earning the PhD in sustainability with a graduate certificate in complex adaptive systems science, or the PhD in complex adaptive systems science with a graduate certificate in sustainability. Build complex systems and transdisciplinary research skills in ASU's sustainability degree, complex adaptive systems science concentration, PhD.
| Required Core | 8 credits |
| Solutions Workshop Electives | 6 credits |
| Open Electives | 36 credits |
| Concentration | 12 credits |
| Research | 12 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 86 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOS 510 | Perspectives on Sustainability | 3 |
| SOS 520 | Research Design and Methods for Sustainability | 3 |
| SOS 589 | Community of Graduate Student Scholars | 2 |
| Total Required Core | 8 credits | |
Solutions Workshop Electives
Open Electives
Concentration
CASS fundamentals (3) mathematics of CASS (3) modeling CASS (3) application of CASS approaches (3)
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOS 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
For open electives and concentration coursework, students should see the academic unit for the approved course list. Students should note that only six credit hours of 400-level coursework can be included on the plan of study. When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree. If students do not have a previously awarded master's degree, the remaining coursework is made up of appropriate electives.
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