Sustainable Policy and Governance Graduate Certificate

This certificate is designed to support graduate students in developing an understanding of sustainable policy and governance. Sustainable policies seek to promote social and economic well-being while conserving resources and reducing the impact of human activities on the environment. They encompass human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods, and a better world for all generations and can be created both by public and private sectors. The transdisciplinary design of this certificate program will prepare students to develop and apply sustainable policies in a variety of sectors with the objective of improving environmental performance and promoting sustainable development. This certificate requires a minimum of 15 graduate credit hours of coursework.

Home unit: College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies .

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Graduate Certificate Type

Add-On
Stand-Alone

Credit Hours Required

15 graduate credit hours

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

Select TWO courses from list below:

SUST 501 - Sustainability Foundations and Perspectives * Students must complete SUST 501 if they have not previously completed equivalent sustainability coursework.
SUST 510 - Sustainability Reporting for Organizations
SUST 520 - Data Analysis and Problem Solving for Sustainability
CECS 599 - Graduate Capstone

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Select THREE courses from list below:

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:

complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form and
through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.

Undergraduates