Sustainability Certificate
Sustainability Certificate
Sustainability encompasses a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary topics that address how to promote human prosperity while protecting the planet. The Certificate in Sustainability equips students to:
- Understand the ways in which the economy, environment and human welfare can operate in harmony
- Understand how to apply a systems thinking approach
- Recognize and address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Students select electives within the Foundations and Integrative Perspectives categories. Foundation electives reside within three distinct bin types: Scientific Reasoning, Responsibility and Human Condition. Integrative Perspective electives also reside in three distinct bin types: Natural Systems and Stewardship, Social and Cultural Dimensions, and Business, Technology and Policy. Together these electives aim to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainability and environmental literacy.
This university wide certificate is for students interested in exploring Sustainability. There is one required course with twelve elective credits to reach the minimum of fifteen credits. As students complete this certificate there is a required, non-credit, reflection form and advisor meeting. This form may be obtained from the Sustainability Advising Director.
| Required Course | ||
| CONSTR 1015 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |
| Foundations - Choose one course from two bins | 6-7 | |
Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Life: The Natural World | ||
| General Biology: Organismal Diversity | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Earth Science | ||
| Nature-Society Relations | ||
| Physics in Everyday Life | ||
Responsibility | ||
| Matter Matters | ||
| Natural Resources and Civilizations | ||
| Economics of Social Issues | ||
| Conflict and Justice in History: (Topic) (with Sustainability theme) | ||
| Science, Technology, and Ethics (STE) | ||
Human Condition | ||
| Climate Change, Human Migration and Conflict | ||
| Exploring Family Diversity | ||
| Global Geography | ||
| Peoples, Cultures, and Environments | ||
| Making the Modern World | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Integrative Perspectives - Choose one course from two bins | 6-7 | |
Natural Systems and Stewardship Dimensions | ||
| Evolution, Ecology and the Nature of Science * | ||
| Introduction to Geology | ||
| Field Studies in ____________ | ||
| Modern Climate Change: Evidence and Predictions | ||
| GIS Applications: (Variable Topic) * | ||
| Environmental Health Science | ||
| Community Based Tourism | ||
| Managing Recreation Impacts on the Natural Environment | ||
| Eco, Adventure and Sport Tourism | ||
Social and Cultural Dimensions | ||
| Bio-Medical Ethics | ||
| Climate Change and Social Justice | ||
| Demography and Population Geography | ||
| Problems & Perspectives in Global History: (Topic) | ||
| U.S. Environmental History | ||
| Justice and the Good Life: Philosophical Perspectives | ||
| Outdoor Education and Leadership | ||
| Cultures and Civilization of Spain * | ||
Business, Technology and Policy Dimensions | ||
| Principles of Managerial Accounting * | ||
| Biostatistics * | ||
| Economics of Sustainability * | ||
| Environmental Economics * | ||
| Intro to Environmental Data Analysis | ||
| Geographic Information Systems I | ||
| Environmental Geography: Variable Topic * | ||
| Climate Action Planning | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Applied Design | ||
| Global Supply Chain Management * | ||
| Distribution and Logistics * | ||
| Introduction to Electronics * | ||
| Physical Computing * | ||
| Introduction to Public Administration | ||
| American State Politics | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods for Research * | ||
| Fundamentals of Metal Removal | ||
| Machine Design * | ||
| Lean and Sustainable Operations * | ||
| Total Hours | 15-17 | |
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Some of the courses listed may require prerequisites prior to enrollment. Consult with the UNI course catalog or appropriate department to determine requirements for the courses.