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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 University Catalog
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Certificate
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About the Certificate
This interdisciplinary program will appeal to students interested in studying environmental and sustainability problems from a wide range of perspectives. The certificate will give students working in multiple disciplines a broad exposure to how environmental and sustainability challenges and solutions are conceived, represented, and researched in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Agriculture, and STEM disciplines. The program will introduce students to a wide range of environmental issues from diverse perspectives so that they may more thoroughly comprehend and critically evaluate today’s environmental and sustainability challenges.
College of Liberal Arts
Requirements for the Certificate (15 credits)
1. Required Course (3 credits)
2. Environmental & Sustainability Selectives (9 credits)
Choose one from each category: - Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political Dimensions (3 credits)
- Stewardship, Conservation, and Management Dimensions (3 credits)
- Science, Engineering, and Technological Dimensions (3 credits)
3. Interdisciplinary Capstone Project (3 credits)
- The capstone project offers an opportunity to develop an extended interdisciplinary analysis of a significant sustainability or environmental problem. Individual project advisors will specify the precise requirements for the project.
- To complete this requirement, students must enroll in a 3 Credit independent research project or directed reading class that will be designated by the faculty advisor and student to apply to the ESS capstone requirement, with approval by the ESS faculty Coordinator. The ESS capstone approval form is available here.
- Previously taken courses are listed below. They are not inclusive of courses that are accepted for the requirement.
Notes
- At least 50% of the coursework completed to fulfill the certificate must be completed at Purdue University.
- See advisor for variable title courses that may satisfy requirements.
College of Liberal Arts Pass/No Pass Option Policy
- P/NP cannot be used to satisfy Liberal Arts Core, Liberal Arts major, minor, or certificate requirements.
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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