Lead Sustainable Engineering of the Future
Master of Science in Sustainability Engineering Leadership
The Master of Science in Sustainability Engineering Leadership is a double-degree program offered by Northeastern University and the University College Dublin that focuses on engineering design, development, and assessment of sustainable technologies. The program is coupled with the engineering management and leadership skills needed to deploy these technologies in the marketplace.Through a choice of two concentrations and a research thesis or engineering leadership challenge project in industry, you’ll build the capacity to lead the implementation of sustainability principles and processes within an organization. You’ll gain a deep understanding of technical requirements and build the quantitative skills to capture and assess relevant environmental performance data, as well as the leadership and critical analysis skills required for project management.
The program prepares you with wider career options in sought-after senior technical sustainability positions in engineering and industrial firms, consultancies, and environmental organizations.
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Entry terms
Course delivery
Second-year in Dublin
Application deadlines
- August 1
- July 1
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
With experiential learning a core part of the MS in Sustainability Engineering Leadership program, you have the opportunity to complete an engineering leadership challenge project in industry through the Gordon Institute for Engineering Leadership. Highly competitive, the Gordon program develops engineering leaders who stand out from their peers in their ability to invent, innovate, and implement engineering projects from concept to market success.
Gain experience as you study.
Northeastern is ranked No. 1 in internships/co-ops by U.S. News & World Report. Our respected co-op program allows you to gain up to eight months of professional experience in your field of interest as part of your studies. The College of Engineering has more than 2,000 co-op employer partners globally, such as U.S. Green Building Council, Eversource Energy, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, Jacobs, and Atelier Ten.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.