The Certificate in Sustainability provides an interdisciplinary foundation for understanding and addressing today’s most pressing and complex social, environmental, and economic challenges. Students are able to complete this certificate online, however, course availability may vary depending on the semester.
This certificate covers the broad sustainability knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for those interested in either advancing within their current field or seeking a new direction. It can apply across a wide range of fields, from management, design, and planning, to environmental services in business, non-profit, and public institutions. The program addresses the collaborative and integrative nature of sustainability with an emphasis on applied learning – taking the lessons from the classroom into St. Louis.
Business-related programs at CAPS are not accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) at Washington University. Most courses are three units.
This program is offered either mostly or fully online. Students entering the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 Visa must enroll in a program full time. F-1 students are only permitted to enroll in one online course per semester and J-1 students may only enroll in non-credit online courses that do not count toward their degree program. The School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) cannot guarantee face-to-face enrollment options each semester of full time enrollment, therefore cannot issue an I-20 or DS 2019 to F-1 and J-1 students for this program. If you are an F-1 or J-1 student and wish to enroll in a CAPS program while here on a Visa, please contact our recruitment team to discuss your options for face-to-face program enrollment. F-1 and J-1 students should not enroll in online courses or programs without first consulting the university’s Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS).
Program Course Work – 15 Units
- U19 205 – Foundations and Practice of Sustainability
- U29 413 – Environmental Science: Regional and Global Perspectives
- U44 364 – Strategic Planning
- U19 306 – Translating Sustainable Business Practices or U19 368 – Sustainability as a Transformative Agent in Business and Public Policy
- U19 328 – Environmental Law: Applications towards Sustainability
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