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Sustainability Certificate
Curriculum
Effective September 1, 2018
The sustainability certificate can be added to environmental studies majors. Students who earn a sustainability certificate may not earn the environmental studies certificate or the certificate in engineering for energy sustainability.
Requirement for admission
- Cannot be earning the Environmental Studies Certificate or the Certificate in Engineering for Energy Sustainability, and
- Completion one of the approved courses for the certificate with a grade of B or better.
- A 3.00 GPA in the certificate
- 12 credits of coursework drawn from the list below
- A sustainability-related community service project (see link to left)
- Courses taken on a pass/fail basis will not count toward the certificate
Requirement for completion
Courses
Please check the timetable for the latest course offerings. The course list below is dynamic and will be adjusted as new sustainability courses are being offered and others dropped. Students may request to substitute a listed course with a sustainability related course that is currently not listed. Such a request requires that the student submits a written explanation how the substitute course meets the learning outcomes of the certificate and assists the student in reaching his or her individual goals for taking the certificate. Please also submit a syllabus of the substitute class. The substitute request requires approval by the certificate's faculty advisor, Ann Terlaak.
Environmental Dimension
select min. of 3 credits
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVIR ST | 101 | Forum on the Environment | 2 | __WEC | Spring |
| Atm Ocn/Geosci | 102 | Climate and Climate Change | 3 | __PEC | Summer | ENVIR ST | 117 | GreenHouse Roots Seminar | 1 | __EC | Fall |
| GEO SCIENCE/ENV STU | 106 | Environmental Geology (Fall) Environmental Geology (Spring) |
3 | __PEC | Fall, Spring |
| GEOG/IES | 120 | Introduction to the Earth System | 3 | __PEC | Spring |
| ENVIR ST | 126 | Principles of Environmental Science | 4 | __PEC | Spring |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST | 127 | Physical Systems of the Environment | |||
| AOS/IES | 171 | Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems | 3 | B_PEC | Fall |
| GEOG/AOS/IES | 332 | Climate Change: Science and Impacts | 3 | __PIC | Fall, Spring |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 309 | People, Land and Food | 3 | __SIC | Spring |
Social Dimension
(select min. of 3 credits)
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVIR ST | 112 | Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective | 3 | __SEC | Spring | C&E SOC | 248 | Environment, Natural Resources, and Society | 3 | __SEC |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 139 | Living in the Global Environment: An Introduction to People-Environment Geography | 3 | __SEC | Fall, Spring |
| Env St | 210 | Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe | 3 | __HEC | Fall |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST | 337 | Nature, Power and Society | 3 | ___IC | Fall, Spring |
| ENVIR ST | 349 | Climate Change Governance | 3 | __SIC | Spring |
| CONSUMER SCI | 360 | Sustainable and Socially Just Consumption | 3 | __SEC | Fall, Spring |
| CIVIL SOC & COMM ST | 375 | Human Ecology of Food and Sustainability | 3 | Spring | |
| GEOG | 439 | US Environmental Policy and Regulation | __SIC | ||
| PHIL/ENVIR ST | 441 | Environmental Ethics | 4 | __ZAC | Fall |
| SOC | 540 | Sociology of International Development, Environment, and Sustainability | 3 | __SIC | Spring |
| C&E SOC | 541 | Environmental Stewardship and Social Justice Special Topic: The Global Perspective | 3 | __SAC | Spring |
Economic Dimension
(select min. of 3 credits)
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAE | 244 | The Environment and the Global Economy | 3 | Fall | |
| AAE | 246 | Climate Change Economics and Policy | 3 | __SEC | Fall |
| ENVIR ST, BUSINESS MHR | 310 | Challenges and Solutions in Business Sustainability | 3 | ___IC | Spring |
| ENVIR ST | 343 | Environmental Economics | 3 | __SIC | Fall |
| BUSINESS OTM | 370 | Sustainable Approaches to System Improvement | 3 | Summer | |
| CIVENGR | 421 | Environmental Sustainability Engineering | 3 | ||
| RMI | 650 | Sustainability, Environmental, and Social Risk Management | 3 | Fall | |
| RE | 651 | Green-Sustainable Real Estate Developmentt | 3 |
Systems Dimension
(select min. of 3 credits)
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRO/ENV | 375/402 | Systems Thinking | 3 | ||
| CIV ENGR | 494 | Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making | 3 | Spring | |
| ENVIR ST | 506 | Modeling and Analysis of Environmental Systems | 3 | __NAC | Spring |
Miscellaneous
(can use max. of 3 credits to substitute for 3 credits from one of the four categories above; requires special permission)
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTER L&S | 107 | Building a Clean Energy Future | 3 | __WEC | Spring |
| EPS | 150 | Climate Change and Sustainability Education | 3 | __SEC | Spring |
| ILS | 251 | Radioactivity, People, and the Planet | 3 | __PIC | Spring |
| HORT | 261 | Sustainable Turfgrass use and Management | 2 | Spring | |
| ENVIR ST, BSE | 367 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3 | Fall, Spring | |
| HORT | 375, LEC 001 | A Growing Dilemma: The Future of Food | 3 | Spring | |
| ENVIR ST/GEOG | 402/475 | Green Urbanism | Spring | ||
| C&I/C&E Soc/Envir St | 405 | Education for Sustainable Communities | 3 | __SIC | Spring |
| Inter-Ag | 471 | Food Production System and Sustainability | 3 | __BAC | Spring |
| DY Science | 472 | Animal Agriculture and Global Sustainable Development | 1 | Spring | |
| INTEREGR | 601 | Interdisciplinary Design for Energy and Sustainability (IDEAS) |
*Refer to this page for information on the symbols in the geBLC column.
** 1 credit maximum of ENVIR ST 402 in the residence halls.