Sustainability Program
Interested students should notify the graduate certificate coordinator, Felix Fernando, or program director, Bob Brecha.
Bob Brecha, Program Director
Felix Fernando, Graduate Certificate Coordinator
Sustainability Program Advisory Committee
Bednarek (History), Bedaso (Geology), Bohrer (ETHOS), Brecha (Physics), Cuy Castellanos (Dietetics), Hallinan (Mechanical Engineering), Holcomb (Sociology), Jennings (Art and Design), King (Rivers Institute), Luftig (University Libraries), McCall (Hanley Sustainability Institute), McEwan (Biology), Miller (Religious Studies), Pautz (Political Science), Piso (Philosophy), Potter (Sustainability Program), Galli-Robertson (Sociology), Wu (Geology)
Certificate in Sustainability (SUS)
If you are a graduate student interested in adding another complementary qualification that can greatly enhance your employability or are a professional interested in gaining a qualification that can help you take the next step in your career, the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability is the right choice for you. The Graduate Certificate provides a unique interdisciplinary perspective on what it takes to address the world’s toughest challenges—from poverty and climate change to renewable energy and urban development.
Students must complete two core courses (for 6 credits) and two electives (totaling at least 6 credits) for a minimum of 12 credits total in order to obtain the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability. The two core courses are SSP 500: Foundations in Sustainability (offered every Fall) and SSP 580: Applied Sustainability (offered every Spring). Approved elective graduate courses (outlined in the below table) constitute the two remaining courses. If you have any questions or require further information please don’t hesitate to contact the program coordinator, Dr. Felix Fernando.
| All students take the following two courses: | ||
| SSP 500 | Foundations in Sustainability | 3 |
| SSP 580 | Applied Sustainability | 3 |
| Select two from the following courses, or receive approval for up to 6 credit hours of applicable coursework. | 6 | |
| Ethics of Communication | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Advanced Public Relations Campaigns | ||
| Communication Training & Development | ||
| Development of Mass Media | ||
| Theories & Models of Communication | ||
| Conflict Management | ||
| Health Campaigns | ||
| Theories and Research in Public Relations | ||
| Corporate Public Relations | ||
| Public Relations in International Contexts | ||
| Mass Communication Processes & Effects | ||
| Information Assurance | ||
| Advanced Financial Accounting | ||
| Professional Speakers Forum | ||
| Accounting and Business Ethics | ||
| Accounting for Community | ||
| Advanced Accounting Data Analytics | ||
| Ecological Restoration | ||
| Ecosystem Dynamics | ||
| Problems in Field Biology | ||
| Biometrics | ||
| Research Methods in Ecology | ||
| Scientific Practice | ||
| Travel Demand Modeling | ||
| Urban Public Transportation | ||
| Solid Waste Engineering | ||
| Special Problems in Civil Engineering | ||
| Biofuel | ||
| Engineering Magnetic Materials & Their Function in Green Energy | ||
| Special Problems in Electrical Engineering | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| Applied Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Environmental Remote Sensing | ||
| Advanced Applications of Geographical Information Systems | ||
| GIS Capstone | ||
| Fraud Examination | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Accounting | ||
| Special Topics in Management & Entrepreneurship | ||
| Immersion: Disrupting Business - Applied Creative Change Making for the Common Good | ||
| Immersion: Servant Leadership | ||
| Performance Measurement & Control Systems Perspective | ||
| Operational Effectiveness | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Marketing Management | ||
| Materials for Advanced Energy Applications | ||
| State & Local Government | ||
| Urban Administration | ||
| Contemporary Issues | ||
| Government Planning | ||
| Emergency Management | ||
| Program Evaluation | ||
| Ethics in Public Administration | ||
| Leadership in Building Communities | ||
| Introduction to Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Nonprofit & Community Leadership | ||
| Strategic Planning for Nonprofit & Community Organizations | ||
| NGO Management & Development | ||
| Grantwriting | ||
| Nonprofit Community Relations | ||
| Building the Nonprofit Network | ||
| The Responsive Nonprofit | ||
| Biofuel Production Processes | ||
| Building Energy Informatics | ||
| Solar Energy Engineering | ||
| Geothermal Energy Engineering | ||
| Wind Energy Engineering | ||
| Sustainable Energy Systems | ||
| Energy Efficient Buildings | ||
| Design for Environment | ||
| Renewable Energy Systems | ||
| Energy Efficient Manufacturing | ||
| Special Problems in Renewable & Clean Energy | ||
| LAW 6927 - Social Justice Law | ||
| LAW 6821/5821- Corporate Compliance & Ethics | ||
| LAW 6833 - Environmental Law | ||
| LAW 6205/5205 - Administrative Law | ||
| LAW 6118 - Critical Race & Feminist Legal Theory Law | ||
| LAW 6813 - Intellectual Property & Human Rights | ||
| LAW 6116 - International Human Rights Law | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Courses
SSP 500. Foundations in Sustainability. 3 Hours
Graduate-level introductory course in Sustainability. A multidisciplinary introduction that examines scientific, economic, policy, ethical and cultural approaches to sustainability issues in a global and local context. Emphasis on examining complex issues from different disciplinary viewpoints, and learning how ethical, scientific and sociopolitical knowledge and inquiry work to investigate and address community, environment, climate change and sustainable development.
SSP 580. Applied Sustainability. 3 Hours
A capstone course that applies sustainability research methods to local and regional community-based projects. This course will model collaborative transdisciplinary research with a focus on systems, complexity, resilience and community. Students will work with community-based partners. Aspects of the project will be self-designed to reflect student interest and expertise.