Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Graduate Certificate

This program is pending THEC and SACSCOC approval. Students may apply to the program after approvals are received.

Designed to support graduate students in developing a deeper understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Focuses on a range of topics, including: the science of climate change, its impacts, and how to mitigate its effects. The transdisciplinary design of this certificate program will prepare students to support the development and implementation of strategies that help communities adapt to climate change by focusing on approaches that increase the adaptive capacity of human settlements and emphasize societal resilience.

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 the 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:

ANTH 420 - Disasters ^*
EEB 419 - Global Change Ecology
EEB 425 - Communicating the Science of Climate Change Biology
EEPS 558 - Global Climate Change
ESS 462 - Environmental Climatology
GEOG 434 - Climatology
Note: ^*Course has its own set of prerequisites. Please consult the catalog for more information.

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