Environmental Sustainability Certificate
Introduction
This certificate is designed to introduce students to the various environmental challenges (e.g., water and natural resources, climate change, environmental waste, and pollution) that companies face. Courses in this certificate will teach students not only how to manage and report on a company’s environmental performance but also how to develop sustainable and regenerative business practices to protect, restore, and improve our natural environments and resources. Offered online, with many face-to-face options. A sample of course topics include:
- Environmental sustainability and stewardship
- Earth environments and human impacts
- Water quality and resources
- Climate change: causes, impacts, and solutions
- Environmental risk assessment
- Carbon markets
- ESG trends in energy and commodities
- Sustainability in resources management
- Global enterprise sustainability and resilience
- Environmental justice
- Environmental planning and management
- Environmental politics and policy
- Environmental life cycle assessment
- Science, policy, and the environment
Certificate Requirements
- Students must pass required courses with a grade of C or higher to earn this certificate
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course: | ||
| SUSB 6826 | Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship | 3 |
| Complete 2 of the following: | 6 | |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment | ||
| Earth Environments and Human Impacts | ||
| Water Quality and Resources | ||
| Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Solutions | ||
| Risk Assessment | ||
| Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Trends in Energy & Commodities | ||
| Carbon Markets: Navigating the Future of Business | ||
| Sustainability in Resources Management | ||
| Science, Policy and the Environment | ||
| Seminar in Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Travel Study Topics | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Environmental Planning/Management | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |