Sustainability, Undergraduate Certificate

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The certificate in sustainability offers an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability as a concept, area of study, social practice, organizational goal, and policy objective that concerns the effects and durability of relationships and interactions between social and biophysical systems. The certificate requires at least two credit hours of internship experience (students must secure their own internship), and four courses selected from options in different groups. All internships must be approved through the Undergraduate Director before they can be applied to this certificate.

Certificate Requirements (14-17 Hours)

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Undergraduate Director in Geosciences to enroll in the program. Courses that apply to a degree program in Geosciences also may be used in support of the certificate; however, only one course can be applied to two different certificates.

Required Internship (2-3 Hours)

Select one course from the following

GEOG 4832 - Geosciences Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
or
GEOL 4832 - Geosciences Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
BIOL 4915 - Collaborative Internships in Biology 2 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
BIOL 4916 - Internships in Biology 2 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)

Group I: Fundamentals

Select two of the following four courses (6 Hours)

GEOG 4012 - Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4020 - Urban Environments 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4800 - Environmental Justice 3 Credit Hours

Group II: Electives

Select two courses from the following options (6-8 Hours)

ANTH 4060 - Environmental Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4550 - Field School in Anthropology 4 to 8 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
BIOL 4045K - General Ecology-CTW 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 4050K - The Natural Environment of Georgia 4 Credit Hours
or
GEOG 4050 - Natural Environments of Georgia 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 4055K - Experimental Methods in Field Ecology 3 Credit Hours
or
GEOG 4055 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Science 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 4930 - Topics in Biology 3 to 4 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
ECON 4220 - Environmental Economics and Policy 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4012 - Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group I)
GEOG 4020 - Urban Environments 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group I)
GEOG 4051 - Introduction to the Environmental History of Georgia 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 4451 - Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology 4 Credit Hours
or
GEOG 4451 - Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4460 - Water, Food, and Waste Systems 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group I)
GEOG 4646 - Water Resources 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4648 - Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4776 - Geography of Food and Eating 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4778 - Political Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4784 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4786 - Climate Change Perception and Communication 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4550 - Field School in the Geosciences 3 to 9 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
or
GEOL 4550 - Field School in the Geosciences 3 to 9 Credit Hours (if related to sustainability)
GEOG 4650 - Surface Water Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4800 - Environmental Justice 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4017 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4018 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4121 - Applied Field Methods in Environmental Geosciences 3 to 4 Credit Hours
JOUR 3040 - Communicating Environmental Issues 3 Credit Hours
or
SCOM 3040 - Communicating Environmental Issues 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3411 - Contemporary Planning 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4331 - Urban Development & Sustainable Cities 3 Credit Hours