Environmental Sustainability
This certificate will be an extension of our environmental studies degree program. This certificate will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and training required to conduct industrial hygiene and hazardous materials testing and assessment. Students will conduct sampling and surveys in the field. Students will typically work under the direction of a senior scientist.
| Fall One | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENVI 121 | Renewable Energy | 3 |
| ENVI 134 | Carbon Footprint Analysis | 3 |
| BUSN 271 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Spring One | ||
| ENVI 220 | Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| ENVI 241 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Social Justice | ||
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Analyze the fundamental environmental, social, and economic issues underlying sustainability.
- Apply the principles of greenhouse gas analysis and reduction our daily lives.
- Critically evaluate the various global and national standards we use to assign life cycle values to products and services. Student will understand green washing, the mislabeling of products and services as green by computing their LCA values.
- Critically evaluate the need to develop new technologies required to replace fossil fuels and other forms of renewable energy.