Global Sustainable Development Certificate

The Global Sustainable Development Certificate is intended for working professionals, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in incorporating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) into their current practice and skills. This certificate is intended to increase sustainable development competency both internationally and domestically, and to prepare students for a career in private industry, the government, or a non-governmental organization. This certificate is intended to be an accelerated program and students can complete the certificate within an academic year. The certificate is available to individuals who are 1) pursuing any academic programs at the University of Tennessee or 2) a current student at an outside accredited 4-year post-secondary institution or 3) post-baccalaureate and enrolled solely in the certificate program.

Certificate Type

Add-On

Stand-Alone

Admissions Standards/Procedures

Students seeking admission to the Undergraduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Undergraduate Council. Students seeking admission to the Graduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Graduate School.

Academic Standards

No grades of below C are acceptable for students wishing to receive this certificate. In such cases, students must repeat courses and earn a grade of C or better prior to the awarding of the certificate from the University of Tennessee.

Credit Hours Required

12 credit hours of 300- and 400- level course work.

Required Courses

1. A course that covers all 17 goals:

ALEC 485 - Global Sustainable Development Goals 3 Credit Hours * or
BUAD 450 - Service Learning: Diverse Community Issues and Application of Business Concepts 3 Credit Hours or
GEOG 372 - Geography of Africa 3 Credit Hours *

2. An experiential learning component:

Study abroad program (in person or virtual) (3) or
Internship program (in person or virtual) (3) or
An equivalent service-learning experience (3)

These must be upper division credits (300- and 400- level), to be certified by a Center for Global Engagement staff member due to the broad nature of the requirement.

Electives

Select two additional electives (6 hours at the 300- and 400- level) from the list of SDG badged courses (https://cge.utk.edu/sdg17/coursebygoals/)

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites.

Non-Course Requirements

Students may pursue the Undergraduate Certificate on a full-time or part-time basis. Students must earn all 12 hours of this Certificate coursework at the University of Tennessee.

Full Course List

Students can access all the 300- and 400- level SDG badged courses on the Center for Global Engagement website (https://cge.utk.edu/sdg17/coursebygoals/).

Undergraduates

Graduate Students