Courses on sustainable infrastructure can help students understand how to create, construct and manage the buildings and systems that enable a geographical area to function through methods that limit the disruption to the environment and inequality across populations.

A bachelor's degree is given to students who fulfill the necessary requirements given by the college or university they are attending. The requirements include three to seven years of focus on a subject, typically referred to as a major or concentration.

Part time learning allows one to obtain part-time degrees even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at his or own pace, gradually accumulating credits which count towards final qualification.