Sustainable Development at Columbia

The Sustainable Development PhD Program at Columbia University was started in 2004. It is officially in the School of International and Public Affairs but is also under the umbrella of the Earth Institute and all students are registered in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  There are approximately five students per cohort and both of us just finished our fifth year.  The intellectual core of the program is a hybrid of economics, natural sciences and public policy.  A central objective of the program is to produce research that addresses pressing social problems.

Some useful links:

• The official SIPA site
• The site hosted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Our job market page at SIPA
• Our job market page at the Earth Institute
• Information on our students and their work
• Website of our student organization the Sustainable Development Doctoral Society (SDDS)
• The program's schedule of events
• A list of faculty associated with the program
• The SDDS wiki

If you have questions about the program, see our Frequently Asked Questions, which answers most of the regular questions we receive over email.