The Certificate in Sustainability Studies provides students with a vigorous, multi-disciplinary introduction to the growing discourse surrounding “sustainability” and sustainable issues. The certificate helps to establish sustainable thinking as a critical methodology which students can apply to their professional and personal lives. With businesses increasingly looking to establish more sustainable practices, a certificate of education in Sustainability Studies could prove a viable employable asset.
Students who complete the Certificate program will emerge with a greater awareness of sustainable issues and the capacity to apply sustainable thinking elsewhere in their lives. They will come to understand the world as a series of dynamic and interrelated and interdependent processes – physical and social – and begin to identify and articulate some of the challenges as well as promises of moving toward a more sustainable world.
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Sustainability Studies Certificate Program.
Registration is administered through Professional and Continuing Education at UMass Dartmouth. Payment is due upon registration. Please see Fee Schedule below.
| Type of Fee |
Amount |
| Tuition & Fees per course |
$714 |
| Technology Fee |
$150
|
| Library Access Fee |
$18 |
| Registration Fee (per semester) |
$30 |
| Total for Course |
$912 |
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* Courses can vary from one to six credits; this total represents a standard 3 credit course
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The online undergraduate certificate in sustainability studies is open to students from other institutions who have completed 15 credit hours of baccalaureate studies or who have received approval from the Sustainability Studies Program Advisor to enroll in the certificate program. Students may apply online via the program's website at UMass Darthmouth. For further information, contact the Program Advisor, Professor Garry Clayton, gclayton@umassd.edu.
Currently matriculated students on campus at UMass Dartmouth who wish to enroll in the undergraduate certificate need not submit the application, but also should contact the Program Advisor, Professor Garry Clayton, gclayton@umassd.edu.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability Studies helps student develop the capabilities to:
- Investigate sustainability by conducting an integrated critical analysis across disciplines
- Understand the challenges of sustainability in relationship to the earth's finite resources
- Determine how social, economic, and physical systems interconnect and reciprocate on micro and macro levels, as they relate to sustainability.
- Assess various ideological and cultural representations of human society and its relationship to the natural world, as they relate to sustainability
- Think critically and creatively about sustainable solutions to global problems
Learning Outcomes:
The need for sustainable paths of development and management has become increasingly important with increased globalization. This program is designed for students seeking a global understanding of sustainability, or who are planning sustainability related careers. Through its multidisciplinary curriculum, the program introduces students to a complex understanding of sustainability and the importance of a sustainable perspective.
The undergraduate certificate program is a course of study that affords a distinctive, interdisciplinary, approach to the subject that is not available within any single academic unit at UMass Dartmouth. The current online program is available to students at the undergraduate level, and a separate but parallel certificate program at the graduate level is under development.
Federal financial aid approval for the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability Studies is pending. Please check with the program advisor to determine your eligibility. Generally, if you are matriculated in a degree program and are enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits each semester, you may qualify for financial aid.
Students who are admitted to the program should review our Financial Aid Checklist, and fill ill out the FAFSA form at www.fafsa.ed.gov. It is important to list the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth school code number 002210.
Tips:
- Please renew your FAFSA form every year.
- When you register for classes, please contact the Professional and Continuing Education at UMass Dartmouth at (508) 999-9202 to let them know you have applied/are applying for financial aid.
For more information or if you have further questions, please contact UMass Dartmouth Financial Aid Office at (508) 999-8632 or at financialaid@umassd.edu.
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