The Professional Science Masters in Resilience Practice is offered through Arizona Online and in-person at University of Arizona’s Main Campus, in the stunning ENR2 building.
Find all academic program details and policies in our Graduate Handbook.
View possible Plans of Study, including 18-month intensive, two-year full time, and three-year part time program options.
Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Description |
| Core courses (10 units) | ||
| RESI501 | Knowledge Systems for Environmental Resilience | Review and integrate environmental information from Indigenous, community, and western scientific perspectives, to best inform environmental decision-making. |
| RESI502 | Systems Thinking | Apply concepts like feedback loops and tipping points to visualize and design solutions for social-ecological systems. |
| RESI503 | Shared Leadership | A practice-based course for cross-sector collaboration and building effective diverse teams. Develop skills in public relationship building, building shared vision, working through conflict, and collaborative decision-making. |
| RESI504 | Sonoran Desert Resilience | A one-credit field course using case studies from plant, animal, and human communities in the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate globally-applicable resilience and adaptation strategies. |
| Capstone courses (8 units) | ||
| RESI597 | Capstone Planning | This course facilitates the process of students being matched with capstone project organizations and faculty mentors. In this supported setting, student capstone groups collaborate to create their project plan, roles and responsibilities, and timeline. |
| RESI598A | Capstone Project | This is an internship-style work project, completed in collaboration with an organizational mentor and with faculty support. This course may be completed full time over a summer, or part time August-March. |
| RESI598B | Capstone Communication | Students complete an impact communication project, such as a video, TED-style talk, audio story, or website, to communicate the impact of their capstone project to a public audience. |
Emphasis courses (6 units) All students select an emphasis: Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Water Conservation and Adaptation, or International Development. Two 3-credit emphasis courses are required. | ||
| Emphasis | Courses | Key Concepts |
| Climate Adaptation and Mitigation | RESI611: Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction PLG508: Climate Action Planning | Climate risk assessment, disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation infrastructure, and other strategies and policies that support ecosystems and communities in the face of climate risk, with an emphasis on U.S. communities. |
| International Development | RESI611: Global Development and Resilience RESI612: Resilience Measurement and Evaluation | International community capacity building to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses through initiatives in climate adaptation infrastructure, governance, health, education, and cultural practices. |
| Water Conservation and Adaptation | RESI621: Arizona Water Conservation and Management RESI550: Green Infrastructure | Water conservation strategies at neighborhood, city, state, and regional scales. Policy, economics, intergovernmental collaborations, and monitoring for water systems adaptation and resilience efforts. |
Electives (9 units) Choose from a wide range of electives - from remote sensing to human rights law, energy efficient building design, or language courses - to best meet your unique career goals. See a list of approved electives here, or find other courses from the UA Course Catalog or transfer graduate credits from other institutions, with advisor approval, to fulfill elective requirements. | ||
