Online Sustainability Graduate Certificate

Sustainability is a major area of growth across many industries, such as business, education, engineering and more. In this certificate, you’ll study systems thinking and solutions-based problem-solving to address sustainability challenges. You’ll also learn to communicate and collaborate with individuals from various backgrounds, preparing you to incorporate sustainability principles into any role. Additionally, this program provides you with the foundational knowledge required to integrate sustainable thinking into any academic or professional field.

Tailor your studies to your interests and career goals

In this sustainability certificate program, your core curriculum focuses on the fundamentals of sustainability and sustainability science, change management and sustainability leadership. You’ll also have the opportunity to choose electives that match your interests and career goals. Elective topics you can choose to explore include:

• Clean air, energy and water.
• Climate transformation.
• Corporate social responsibility.
• Human rights.
• International development.
• Policy.
• Sustainable food systems.
• Urban sustainability.

Please note you can be admitted to this certificate program with any accredited bachelor’s degree, it does not have to be in sustainability or related to sustainability specifically. This program generally attracts students who are hoping to transition into sustainability roles in their organization or have been tasked with implementing sustainability in their current role.

Should I earn a sustainability master’s or graduate certificate?

When deciding whether a sustainability master’s or graduate certificate is right for you, it’s important to take the time of completion and your specific career goals into account. The sustainability certificate includes 15 total credit hours, whereas the master’s program features at least 30 total credit hours.