Description

Students earning a certificate in Sustainable Development, Health, and Equity will have learned:

1. Scientific understanding of Climate Change and impacts on Natural Systems;
2. Climate model projections and carbon accounting tools;
3. Current knowledge on environmental and climate change impacts on human and social systems and opportunities for adaption, mitigation, and sustainable solutions;
4. Understanding of environmental health sciences, issues, and solutions. Translation of science to environmental health practice; and
5. Sustainable development policies and governance at the local and global level with a focus on health and equity targets.

Requirements

To obtain a certificate, students must complete the required courses with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.

• ENVS 684 Climate Change and Impacts 3 semester hours
• ENVS 688 Environmental Health 3 semester hours
• ENVS 689 Sustainability, Health, and Equity 3 semester hours