certificate: Environmental Studies
Degree: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (CB) 2026-2027
Certificate Requirements (15 credits)
To earn the certificate, students must complete 9 credit hours, with at least 6 credits from Category 1 courses. Courses with * denote that a prerequisite course, co-requisite course, or instructor permission is required.
Category 1: Environmental Principles
ANG 5472: Globalization and Development
ANG 5930: Advanced Topics in Anthropology
BCN 6585: Sustainability in Construction
BCN 6595: Environmental Issues in Land Development and Construction
BOT 5186C: Advanced Marine Botany
BOT 5585: Advanced Plant Anatomy & Physiology
BSC 5930: Biology Seminar
BSC 6931: Advanced Readings in Biology*
ENV 6511: Biological Treatment Systems in Environmental Engineering*
ENV 6519: Physical/Chemical Treatment Systems in Environmental Engineering*
FAS 5355: Advanced Coastal Fisheries Management*
FAS 6355L: Advanced Coastal Fisheries Management Laboratory*
GEO 6506: Economic Geography and Geographic Information Systems
GIS 6051: GIS and Geospatial Technologies
HSC 6215: Environmental Health*
HSC 6601: Animal Assisted Interventions in Healthcare and Education
HSC 6625: Global Health
HSC 6675: Global Health: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
PCB5313C: Advanced Coastal Ecosystem Ecology
PCB 5700: Advanced Human Physiology in Extreme Environments*
PCB 6314C: Marine Ecology
PCB 6447: Community Ecology*
PCB 6480: Quantitative Ecology*
PCB 6675: Advanced Evolution*
PCB 6685: Population Genetics*
ZOO 5487: Advanced Biology of Marine Mammals*
Category 2: Research and Practice
ADV 5408: Strategic Branding
BSC 6840: Critical Skills in Science
CCJ 6706: Quantitative Research Methods*
CCJ 6709: Qualitative Research Methods*
COM 5046: Interpersonal Communication
COM 5126: Organization Communication
ECO 6060: Economic Analysis
EDA 7190: Leadership for the Evolving Leader
EDA 7193: Educational Leadership for Change
EDH 6510: Grants Development and Project Design
ENC 5226: Grant Writing
MMC 5738: Strategic Social Media
MMC 6006: Strategic Communication Theory
PHC 6000: Epidemiology I*
SOW 5337: Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
PAD 5700: Public Administration Research Methods