PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
Sustainable Built Environment Msc Program - Without Thesis, is an interdisciplinary program for students graduating from the Departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Environmental Engineering and Materials Engineering.
Since the second half of the 20th century, sustainability has become increasingly important in the fields of natural sciences and social sciences. The environmental problems brought about by global warming and the consequences of these disasters in cities, physical and spatial erosion and the related socio-economic problems have necessitated a broader perspective. In 1987, the United Nations Environment and Development Commission made the most basic and inclusive statement regarding sustainability, saying, "Sustainable development is the masterful balance of meeting our own needs without jeopardizing future generations' ability to do the same." In this context, sustainable urban development has to aim for a growth that respects the existence of future generations and living resources and has prepared various studies in various fields related to the subject. Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Engineering, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering are just a few of these branches. It is considered to be a whole together with the departments that deal with the design, administrative, legal, social and economic aspects of the subject, and therefore the concept of sustainability requires consideration as an interdisciplinary subject.
The program explores the sustainability issue in terms of ecology, environment, urban and architectural aspects, and produces environmentalist and progressive (futuristic) ideas with the contributions of different disciplines.
In this context, the 'Sustainable Built Environment Master's Program - Without Thesis' aims to explain to the students the theories, design methods and perspectives including ecological, environmental, social, futuristic, economic and cultural factors which play a role in the development of the sustainable built environment.