Certificate in Sustainability
The Certificate in Sustainability is focused on developing sustainability problem-solving skills and requires a minimum of 12 credit hours. The certificate is available to all students. Sustainability involves balancing human aspirations for a good quality of life with the environmental quality and resource needs of future generations. Advancing sustainability requires understanding interactions between ecological and social systems to design actions inspired by the beneficiaries' needs. The Sustainability Certificate will help students pursue careers in fast-growing green jobs and non-profit sectors of clean energy, resource conservation, transportation efficiency, pollution prevention, waste elimination, second-generation bio-fuels, green building, and infrastructure design, as well as human rights and community development.
Requirements
A minimum grade of C- is required for each course taken in the certificate. A minimum cumulative GPA in all certificate coursework is 2.0. At least 3 credits must be at the 4000 level.
| Required Course | ||
| ENV_SC 2600 | Sustainability Foundations: An Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |
| or BIOL_EN 2600 | Sustainability Foundations: An Introduction to Sustainability | |
| Themes: select three courses from at least two themes | ||
| Energy Systems & the Built Environment | ||
| ARCHST 2323 | Sustainable Building Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| ARCHST 4323 | Sustainable Technologies and Systems | 3 |
| CV_ENG 2800 | Introduction to Engineering Sustainability | 3 |
| CV_ENG 4286 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| PLNT_SCI 2355 | Lawns and the Urban Environment | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3460W | Technology and Society - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Development & Policy | ||
| ENV_SC 4400W | Environmental Law, Policy, and Justice - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| NAT_R 1120 | Population, Environment and Sustainability | 3 |
| or ABM 1120 | Population, Environment and Sustainability | |
| or PEA_ST 1120 | Population, Environment and Sustainability | |
| or SOCIOL 1120 | Population, Environment and Sustainability | |
| NAT_R 1400 | A Series of Unfortunate Events in Global Water Issues | 3 |
| NAT_R 4353 | Natural Resource Policy/Administration | 3 |
| PHIL 2900 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| T_A_M 2600W | Moral and Ethical Issues in the Global Fashion Supply Chain - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Food Systems & Natural Resources | ||
| ABM 2215 | Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| ABM 3271 | International Agricultural Development | 3 |
| ABM 4215 | Community Food Systems | 3 |
| ABM 4370 | Society, Environment and Natural Resources | 3 |
| or NAT_R 4370 | Society, Environment and Natural Resources | |
| or SOCIOL 4370 | Society, Environment and Natural Resources | |
| F_W 4220 | Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
| FOREST 4341 | Forest Harvesting and the Environment | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4425W | Sociology of Food - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Social Systems & Environment | ||
| ENV_SC 4600W | Sustainability Science Problem Solving - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| GEOG 2660 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| PRST 2111 | Park Planning and Design | 3 |
| PRST 4260 | Sustainable Tourism | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3330 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| or PEA_ST 3330 | Environmental Justice | |
| T_A_M 3849 | Fashion Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Engaging Communities for Change | 3 |
Application for Certificate
Students interested in this certificate should complete the online form here.