Graduate programs

Use the world of biology to integrate biomimicry principles into your current or planned profession and learn to serve as a leader in a network of researchers and practitioners.

Grow your knowledge of coastal and marine ecosystems, including the complex interactions between people, resources, and systems for our future oceans and the communities that depend on them.

The interdisciplinary Master of Science in complex systems science program will assist students in developing skills in theoretical foundations, modeling, problem solving, critical thinking and the importance of direct experience through research or related activities in the context of complex systems science.

The MS in global technology and development is a program in international development that examines social, economic and political development, and is concerned with the global disparity in wealth and access to resources between and among countries around the world.

The Applied International Development Concentration in the MS in global technology and development program (GTD) offers the working professional in international development a flexible curriculum that meets their needs and relates immediately to work in the field.

Do you have a passion for ensuring technology and innovation benefits society? Join us in this groundbreaking new program and become a leader in examining and using technology for social good, whether in the public or private sector or in nonprofit organizations.

Learn theories and practical tools for researching, ideating and prototyping, imagining, making and sharing futures with the School for the Future of Innovation in Society’s Master of Science in futures and design. You will apply this knowledge through collaborative projects across multiple media with real-world clients to inspire positive change.

Are you an experienced, working professional who wants to drive high-impact, transformative sustainability results for your company, organization, government agency, community or your career? The Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership and Master of Sustainability Leadership degrees were established thanks to an investment by the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation.

Learn to drive high-impact, transformative sustainability results for your company, organization, government agency, community or your career. Learn from sustainability experts about organizational leadership through the lens of sustainability. The Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership and Master of Sustainability Leadership degrees were established thanks to an investment by the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation.

Do you want to learn how to implement sustainability initiatives? This program allows you to combine foundational sustainability courses with electives in your area of interest and practical experience.

In this research-based master’s degree program, you collaborate with peers and faculty to generate new ideas and perform research to address critical sustainability challenges.

In this research-based master’s degree program, you collaborate with peers and faculty to generate new ideas and perform research that addresses critical sustainability challenges.

Be instrumental in improving the health of people, communities and the planet once you have the necessary policy knowledge, strategic methodology and systems outlook provided by this program.

The PhD program in applied mathematics for the life and social sciences focuses on the training needed for analyzing and more definitively answering questions about underlying patterns hidden within human health, behaviors and experiences, and for teaching others to do the same.

The CASS PhD program on the Tempe campus trains students in robust theory and sophisticated methods that are needed to develop a deeper understanding of the nature and dynamics of complex adaptive systems. Graduates of this program will become advocates and leaders of a new kind of science with the potential to fundamentally transform society.

Science and technology are powerful forces in the modern world. You can become an expert in creating and understanding innovative and inclusive futures that draw on diverse perspectives and methods, and shape the debates around innovation and public values.

Do you want to make an impact on issues facing humanity around the world? Are you interested in exploring an expansive view of the successes and failures of global development approaches?

Advance your knowledge and skills, conduct impactful research with leading scientists, and work collaboratively with coastal communities and organizations to develop innovative solutions that will help shape a healthy ocean and thriving global future.

If you want to conduct innovative research and develop effective solutions to sustainability challenges, you will benefit from studying with leading sustainability scientists and scholars in this customizable program.

Research and develop solutions to sustainability challenges and serve as a bridge between disciplines in the development of these solutions. Learn from leading scientists and scholars in this flexible, interdisciplinary program that focuses on both sustainability and complex adaptive systems.

Learn how to develop transdisciplinary solutions that guide society toward a sustainable energy future. Receive training from leading sustainability scientists and scholars in this flexible, interdisciplinary program that integrates social, environmental and technical knowledge of energy systems.