Sustainability

certificate
Professor Rob Atkinson works with a student to plant an Atlantic Cedar seedling.

Program at a Glance

College(s)/School(s)

College of Arts and Humanities College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences College of Social Sciences Luter School of Business

Department(s)

The purpose of this certificate is to introduce students to the foundational skills and competencies needed to address today’s pressing environmental, economic, and social sustainability challenges, including:

  • Sea level rise and flooding
  • Coastal erosion and wetland loss
  • Transportation and infrastructure vulnerability

Through coursework and applied learning, students will:

  • Gain tools for sustainability assessment and evaluation
  • Explore solutions that promote sustainable practices and policies
  • Connect academic learning with real-world, community-based experiences
  • Develop the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to help organizations operate more sustainably

The certificate is open to students in all majors who are interested in building applied skills that complement their degree and prepare them for careers or graduate study in sustainability-related fields.

To express your interest and receive more details, please complete this short form.

Program Requirements

7 credit hours

  • EVST 220 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
  • IDST 350 - Sustainability: Principles and Practice
  • IDST 491 - Sustainability in Action

Students will select one (1) course from two (2) of the three (3) topic areas for a total of six (6) credit hours.

Topic Area I: Sustainable Environment

  • BIOL 115 - Topics in Ecology and the Environment
  • BIOL 306 - Environmental Conservation
  • BIOL 454 - Global Change
  • CHEM 443 - Atmospheric Chemistry
  • CHEM 465 - Environmental Chemistry

Topic Area II: Sustainable Society and Culture

  • ANTH 331 - Environment, Culture and Society
  • ENGL 393 - Environmental Imaginings
  • LDSP 250 - Environmental Leadership
  • PHIL 376 - Environmental Ethics
  • RSTD 337 - Religion and Ecology

Topic Area II: Sustainable Economics and Policy

  • ECON 203 - Environmental Economic Literacy for the Citizen
  • ECON 301 - Environmental Economics
  • GEOG 211 - Geography of Human-Environment Interaction
  • HIST 342 - American Environmental History
  • HIST 343 - Global Environmental History
  • POLS 391 - International Environmental Politics
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