Part-Time Program

The M.A. in Urban and Regional Sustainability and Resilience program is flexible enough to complete on a part-time basis in as little as two years.  Taking two courses per term (summer, fall and spring), students can complete all program requirements in two years.  Students who want to take a bit more time can also craft an individualized plan with their faculty advisor to complete the program in 3 or 4 years by taking 1-2 courses per semester.   

Students in the part-time program complete all the same coursework as students in the full-time program, including the sustainability immersions and fieldwork (in most cases, students who are employed full time can incorporate their field time project into their existing job). 

For more information about completing the Urban and Regional Sustainability and Resilience program part-time, contact the faculty director, Dr. Mack Mariani at marianim@xavier.edu. 

M.A. in Urban and Regional Sustainability & Resilience, Sample Two-Year Part-Time Schedule 

Summer Year 1	Fall Year 1	Spring Year 1	Summer Year 2	Fall Year 2	Spring Year 2
PAEA 501: Public & Environmental Affairs I (3.0)	PAEA 600: Philosophy and Public Affairs (3.0)*	PAEA 622: Quantitative Methods (3.0)	PAEA 502: Public & Environmental Affairs II (3.0)	PAEA 640: Public Policy Capstone or PAEA 649 Thesis II (3.0 credits)	PAEA 602: Organizational Communications (3.0)
URST 650+ (3.0)	PAEA 620: Economics and Public Policy (3.0)*	URST 650+ (3.0)	PAEA 630: Field Experience or PAEA 648: Thesis I (3.0)	PAEA 624: Political Geography and GIS (3.0)	URST 650+ (3.0)
6.0 credits	6.0 credits	6.0 credits	6.0 credits	6.0 credits	6.0 credits