Please check the timetable for the latest course offerings. The course list is dynamic and will be adjusted as new sustainability courses are being offered and others dropped.
Students may request to substitute a course that is listed in one of the four dimensions with a course listed as a “multidimensional course.” Requests can be granted to the extent that the student’s proposed course portfolio still covers all four dimensions of the certificate’s curriculum.
Students may also 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. substitution requests require approval by the certificate’s faculty advisor, Ann Terlaak (ann.terlaak@wisc.edu).
Courses
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Environmental Dimension
Select a minimum of 3 credits
Social Dimension
Select a minimum of 3 credits
Economic Dimension
Select a minimum of 3 credits
Systems Dimension
Select a minimum of 3 credits
Multidimensional and Cross-Topics Courses
Can request to use maximum of 3 credits to substitute for 3 credits from the economic, social or environmental category. This requires special permission and is only allowed if the student’s course portfolio will still cover all four dimensions of the certificate’s curriculum.
| Department | Course | Title | Credits | geBLC* | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | 150 | Climate Change and Sustainability Education | 3 | __SEC | Spring |
| EPS | 150 | Climate Change and Sustainability Education | 3 | __SEC | Spring |
| HORT | 261 | Sustainable Turfgrass use and Management | 2 | Spring | |
| ENVIR ST, BSE | 367 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3 | __PIC | 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 |
| Envir St | 417 | Sustainability Science, Technology and Policy | 1 | __NIC | |
| Inter-Ag | 471 | Food Production System and Sustainability | 3 | __BAC | Spring |
| DY Science | 472 | Animal Agriculture and Global Sustainable Development | 1 | Spring | |
| LAND ARC | 563 | Designing Sustainable and Resilient Regions | 4 | __AC | Fall |
| INTEREGR | 601 | Interdisciplinary Design for Energy and Sustainability (IDEAS) |
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1 credit maximum of ENVIR ST 402 in the residence halls.