Society is facing increasingly complex and multidisciplinary challenges in balancing the relationship between the built environment and the earth system. The four-course certificate in sustainability engineering provides foundational knowledge that facilitates framing challenges and working on multidisciplinary topics to address sustainability challenges, including engineering perspectives, toolsets, and data methods.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Climate and Atmospheric Change | ||
| Organic Pollutants in the Environment | ||
| Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Special Topics in Civil Engineering (Intro to Air Quality Engineering Science - 4 semester hours) | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Environmental Biological Processes | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure | ||
| Sustainable Urban Transportation: Netherlands | ||
| Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Transportation Systems: Analysis and Planning | ||
| Research (4 semester hours) | ||
| Time Series and Geospatial Data Sciences | ||
| Hydrologic Modeling | ||
| Special Topics in Civil Engineering (Random Data and Processing) | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
16 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required