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Graduate Degrees in Design for Sustainability

Ubiquity University is partnering with Gaia Education to offer GEDS students an opportunity to upgrade their GEDS certificate to a Master’s Degree, PhD or MA/PhD combination.

The reversal of the climate crisis depends on regenerative communities

The reversal of the climate crisis depends on truly regenerative communities which thrive within planetary boundaries. To achieve this, education is the biggest tool in the urgent transition to a more regenerative future.

Ubiquity University, in partnership with Gaia Education, is delighted to offer this graduate program in Design for Sustainability. The core course provides participants with whole-systems design and systemic thinking skills, analytical abilities, and practical tools to support the redesign of the human presence on Earth, one local community and bioregion at a time.

On completion, you will have enough experience and knowledge of these practices to develop your own unique and well-researched contribution to the field in the form of a thesis or dissertation.

If you have already completed your coursework with Gaia Education, you can begin the process to enroll with Ubiquity by clicking on each of the 3 buttons below:

Apply in three simple steps!

About the program

The GEDS program, also offered in Spanish and Portuguese, is divided in four interconnected dimensions: Social Design, Ecological Design, Economic Design and Worldview, each conducted over an eight-week period. This course is completed with the Design Studio – providing an opportunity to work with a design team and focus on real-life design projects proposed by the participants.

For more information on the core GEDS program, please click here

Who is it for?

This program is for anyone who wishes to immerse themselves in the systemic thinking and approaches vital to the reversal of the climate crisis and the creation of regenerative communities worldwide.

During this program, you will:

Eligibility Criteria

Students must have:

Want to know more about this program?

Attend our information session on December 7th.

“This course is helping me understand the challenges we are facing in the world today and what the root causes are. What I find most valuable is integrating systems thinking in my approach and finding personal relevance in the content of the course. I would like to share the new insights I have gained with other people and I’m considering a new career path where I can engage further with key issues around inequality, climate change and economics. ”

A. Johnson, Spain

Program Requirements

MA Degree in Design for Sustainability

  • GEDS coursework
  • Creative Journey to Dissertation

$3,500*

PhD in Design for Sustainability

  • GEDS coursework*
  • Creative Journey to Dissertation
  • Chartres Academy*
  • Great Books

$15,000*

MA/PhD in Design for Sustainability

  • GEDS coursework*
  • Creative Journey to Dissertation
  • Chartres Academy*
  • Great Books
  • Elective Courses* (8 credits)

$16,600*

*The price quoted above does not include the cost of your GEDS Coursework nor the basic cost for our annual pilgrimage or other electives.

About Gaia

As an award-winning provider of holistic Education for Sustainable Development, Gaia Education empowers students across the globe to see the interconnectedness of life. They teach the knowledge & skills needed to design truly regenerative communities which thrive within planetary boundaries.

They offer online and face-to-face courses, webinars, Masterclasses, and international project-based learning.

They believe that education is the biggest tool in the urgent transition to a more regenerative future, reversing the climate crisis.

The Ubiquity Graduate Degree

The Ubiquity Graduate Program combines the US and European designs of graduate programs with a blend of taught learning with research and writing. The thesis or dissertation must demonstrate excellence at every level. It must show awareness of the history of the literature in your particular area; demonstrate careful analysis and understanding of the field in question; and, most importantly, show how your insight can be applied to the real world. The dissertation must be scholarly and utilize extensive bibliographical data and footnotes. It should, in other words, be an impeccable work of research.

The Creative Journey to Dissertation -
Finding Your Voice, Making your Mark

The “Creative Journey to Dissertation” is a 1-week intensive designed by our Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Gyorgyi Szabo. The course is a critical part of the dissertation writing process and is a requirement for all MA/PhD candidates.

Support during your Graduate Program

During your graduate dissertation writing you will be supported by a Major Advisor of your own choosing, as well as optional writing courses and writing mentorship.

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