Master of Science in Building Science

Building science draws upon physics, chemistry, engineering, architecture, and the life sciences to evaluate and improve the technical performance of buildings, building materials, and building systems. You'll learn to create high-performance buildings by assessing the physical behavior of a building as a system and determining how its behavior impacts energy efficiency, durability, comfort, and indoor air quality. Building science is a field of study concerned with the technical performance of buildings, building materials, and building systems that draws upon physics, chemistry, engineering, architecture, and the life sciences. Understanding the physical behavior of the building as a system and how this impacts energy efficiency, durability, comfort and indoor air quality is essential to innovating high-performance buildings. Modern building science employs models of the building as a system (systems theory), and applies empirical techniques to the effective solution of building design problems.

Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
BS degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture,
or a BS degree in mathematics or a natural science,
or a bachelor's degree and passing score on the F.E. Civil exam
or an MS degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management,
or a Master of Architecture (M.Arch),
or a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
GRE revised General Test
Two letters of recommendation
Statement of Purpose
Applicants must have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 out of a 4.0 scale for their bachelor's degree to be considered for regular admission. Admitted students are expected to have undergraduate educational experiences, including general education studies, that are similar to those required for a baccalaureate at Northern Arizona University.
Applicants who have earned their degree(s) from an international institution must submit official transcripts directly from the university or college. The transcripts must be in the original language of the country accompanied by an English translation. If the degree awarded and the date of award is not on the transcripts, applicants must also include a separate degree certificate document.
All transcripts become the official property of the university and cannot be returned. Failure to provide complete information may delay your admission decision. IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL iBT 80.