The certificate in Environmental Building Design is open to students enrolled in the Master of Architecture program only. The students will take 3 CUs of required courses and 2 CUs in a jointly counted studio. Students in the Master of Architecture degree are eligible to apply for the Certificate in Environmental Building Design after they arrive at Penn, allowing them to join the program in their 7000 year with the incoming cohort of MEBD/MSD-EBD students in 7520 and 7080. The other courses, 7510, 7530 and 7540 can be taken by M.Arch. students independently of their acceptance into the certificate.

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