The Graduate Certificate in Green Building Operations is designed to educate students about the design and management of mainstream green buildings. With this extremely flexible graduate certificate you will acquire the specific skills and knowledge that perfectly complement your career goals.
You will start with the foundational course: Principles for Sustainable Design and then choose three (3) courses from a list of possible courses. The MSSD faculty will advise you to help select the best courses for your career. This program is primarily offered online, but it is possible to complete the Certificate on-campus. This Certificate can be started in any semester.
Principles of Sustainable Design or Elective – 3 credits
Select three courses from the following that best meet your career objectives:
Adaptive and Resilient Design Basics
Sustainable Systems for Green Buildings
Circular Economy and Lifecycle Assessment
BIM for Sustainable Design
Environments for Well-Being (on-campus only)
Ecology and Making (on-campus only)
Construction Environmental Management
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected May, October 2025
Start date
January 2025
Thomas Jefferson University - INTO USA
East Falls Campus,
4201 Henry Ave,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
19144, United States
Degree Prerequisite: Applicants are required to hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent upon evaluation of international transcripts prior to the start of the program.
GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required.
TOEFL IBT & IBT Home Edition: 80 (no sub-score below 20)
TOEFL Essentials: 8.5 (no sub-score below 8)
IELTS: 6.5 (no sub-score below 6)
Duolingo Exam: 115
Pearson PTE Academic Exam: 53
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Thomas Jefferson University is where creativity meets STEM in an award-winning curriculum – for the needs of the next generation.
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