Program Overview
Villanova's PhD in Sustainable Engineering equips students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainability across social, technical, economic, environmental, and political dimensions. Through hands-on collaborations with industry sponsors, students develop practical solutions to real-world challenges in areas such as renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and sustainable infrastructure. The program fosters a "whole systems thinking" approach, empowering graduates to address complex sustainability issues effectively.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
Villanova's College of Engineering offers a PhD program leading to a Doctorate of Philosophy. The PhD concentration in Sustainable Engineering provides students with the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with professors from other disciplines who fully understand the impacts of decisions across all dimensions of engineering.
Objectives:
The program challenges and exposes students to complex problems and presents multiple technological solutions using the STEEP model – Social, Technical, Economic, Environmental and Political. This practical approach is applied to current and future real-life scenarios in which students work together to solve problems faced by companies and organizations worldwide.
Program Description:
- Embraces a “whole systems thinking” approach
- In addition to traditional research, students will have the opportunity to work hands-on with industrial or organizational sponsors, providing sustainable solutions and watching their ideas come to life
- Areas of focus include:
- Alternate and Renewable Energy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Sustainable Infrastructure & Built Environment
- Sustainable International Development
