Certificate in Environmental Sustainability and Business
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Academic Structure
Recommended Preparatory Courses:
- BUS ADM 202 – Business and its Environment (SS1) (P: none)
- ECON 203 – Micro Economic Analysis (SS1) (P: none)
- ENV SCI 102 – Introduction to Environmental Science (NPS1) (P: none)
- ENV SCI 260 – Energy and Society (NPS2) (P: Env Sci 102 or Physics 103 or Chem 211)
- PU EN AF 102 – Environment and Society (SS2) (P: none)
- SOC C D 251 – Sustainable Development (CUL, SS2, WE) (P: none)
Upper-level Certificate Courses:
All students must take at least one semester of the following 1 credit colloquium course. This course is repeatable (up to a maximum of 4 credits toward graduation).
- 483X – Colloquium in Environmental Sustainability and Business (P: jr. standing)
Elements
Students must take four courses from the following three elements in order to earn the certificate. A minimum of one course must be taken from each element.
Business Element
- BUS ADM 322 – Introductory Marketing
- BUS ADM 382 – Introductory Management
- ECON 453 – Cost-Benefit Analysis
Public Policy Element
- ECON 305 – Natural Resources Economic Policy
- ECON 412 – Economics of Sustainability
- PU EN AF 301 – Environmental Politics and Policy
- PU EN AF 322 – Environmental Planning
- PU EN AF 378 – Environmental Law
Environmental Science Element
- ENV SCI 303 – Conservation of Natural Resources
- ENV SCI 318 – Pollution Control
- ENV SCI 425 – Global Climate Change
- ENV SCI 460 – Resource Management Strategy
Internship or Co-Op Experience (3 credits)
Business, nonprofit, or government setting that involves interdisciplinary problem solving within an environmental sustainability context. Internships will be set up and coordinated by EMBI.