The Certificate in Sustainability provides an interdisciplinary foundation for understanding and addressing today’s most pressing and complex social, environmental and economic challenges.

This certificate covers the broad sustainability knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for those interested in either advancing within their current field or seeking a new direction. It can apply across a wide range of fields, from management, design, and planning to environmental services in business, nonprofit, and public institutions. The program addresses the collaborative and integrative nature of sustainability with an emphasis on applied learning — taking the lessons from the classroom into St. Louis.

Students are able to complete this certificate online. However, course availability may vary depending on the semester.

Contact Info

Contact:	Joe Cruz
Email:	cjoe@wustl.edu
Website:	http://caps.wustl.edu/programs/certificates/sustainability

Certificate in Sustainability

Required Courses: 15 units

Course List

Code	Title	Units
CAPS-SUST 2010	Foundations and Practice of Sustainability	3
CAPS-SUST 2020	Introduction to Environmental Studies	3
CAPS-SUST 3155	Sustainability as Transformative Agent in Business and Public Policy	3
CAPS-SUST 3060	Environmental Law: Applications Toward Sustainability	3
CAPS-BUS 3210	Strategic Planning	3
Total Units		15

This program is offered either mostly or fully online. Students entering the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 Visa must enroll in a program full time. F-1 students are only permitted to enroll in one online course per semester and J-1 students may only enroll in non-credit online courses that do not count toward their degree program. WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) cannot guarantee face-to-face enrollment options each semester of full time enrollment, therefore cannot issue an I-20 or DS 2019 to F-1 and J-1 students for this program. If you are an F-1 or J-1 student and wish to enroll in a CAPS program while here on a Visa, please contact our recruitment team to discuss your options for face-to-face program enrollment. F-1 and J-1 students should not enroll in online courses or programs without first consulting the university’s Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS).