SOC Code: Upon completion of a bachelor`s degree, students may pursue a career as:
11-1011.03 Chief Sustainability Officers
11-9199.02 Compliance Managers
19-2041.00 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
13-1199.05 Sustainability Specialists
Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Sustainability is interdisciplinary and builds a strong academic expertise within a student`s desired focus area of Sustainability. The focus areas are established within and among the foundational pillars of Sustainability (social - environmental - economic).
Program Notes: This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.
Admission Criteria:
Program Prerequisites: None
Program Prerequisites
Credits:
Required Courses
SSH111 Sustainable Cities 3
SUS110 Sustainable World 3
Credits: 6
Restricted Electives
Students must select three focus area classes
ASM104 Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution 4
BIO105 Environmental Biology 4
CHM107 Chemistry and Society (3) and
+ CHM107LL Chemistry and Society Laboratory (1) 4
COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication 3
FON135 Sustainable Cooking 3
ECN212 Microeconomic Principles 3
EPS150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
ENV101 Introduction to Environmental Science 4
GLG110 Geological Disasters and the Environment (3) and
GLG111 Geological Disasters and the Environment Lab (1) 4
GPH113 Introduction to Physical Geography 4
PHI216 Environmental Ethics 3
PSY132 Psychology and Culture 3
SBU200 Society and Business 3
SUS100 Introduction to Sustainability 3
SCT100 Introduction to Sustainable Built Environments 3
Credits: 9-12
General Electives
Credits:
Learning Outcomes
1. Explore the sustainable interaction between human and natural systems. (SUS110)
2. Analyze the concept of sustainable development within local, regional, and global contexts. (SSH111)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 23, 2021
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the
curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.
