Advanced Certificate Course Options

To earn the Advanced Certificate, students must complete 15 credits:

Required Courses (6 credits)

• SSN 501: Fundamentals of Sustainability
• SSN 601: Sustainability Professional Skills Capstone

Pick One Environmental / Ecological Course (3 credits)

• ARC541: Environmental Systems 1
• ARC 573: Environmental Systems 2
• ARC 575: Environmental Systems 3
• ARC/URP 566: Urban Design: Built Environment Case Studies
• CIE 569: Hazardous Waste Management
• GEO 515: Conservation Biogeography
• GEO 545: Restoration Ecology
• GEO 547: Advanced Earth System Science
• GEO 548: Stream Restoration
• GEO 549: Fluvial Geomorphology
• GEO 570: Integrated Environmental Management
• GLY 509: Advanced Ecology
• GLY 511/BIO 511: Marine Ecology
• GLY 514: Hydrogeology
• GLY 528: Geologic Hazards & Risks
• IE 521: Sustainable Manufacturing
• URP 573: Land Use and Physical Planning
• URP 578: Environmental Planning Methods
• Any graduate elective approved by program director

Pick One Social / Human / Cultural Course (3 credits)

• APY 619: Cultural Topics: Political Ecology
• ARC 627/628: Ecological Practices Intellectual Domain
• EEH 521: Global Health
• EEH 550: Environmental Health
• PSC 666: Environmental Politics
• SOC 546: Environmental Sociology
• URP 604: Food Systems Planning
• URP 605: Built Environment and Health
• URP 568: Environmental Planning and Policy
• Any graduate elective approved by program director

Pick One Economics / Business Course (3 credits)

• ARC 545/546: Technical Methods in Ecological Practices
• ECO 512: Environmental Economics
• MGG 637: Business Management Implications for Sustainable Development
• URP 522: Economic Development Planning
• URP 538: Economic Concepts and Contexts
• Any graduate elective approved by program director