Sustainable consumption courses focus on the skills needed to minimize the consumption needs of large planning projects. Students who have taken courses in this field may find work in either the public or private sector.

Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.