Environmental Justice - Institutional Certificate of Proficiency

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

This is a 9-credit micro certificate in Environmental Justice. Environmental justice approaches focus on fair and equitable outcomes and meaningful involvement and participation in processes of environmental decision-making. Environmental justice is intersectional and interdisciplinary and relates to inequality based on class, gender, race, ethnicity, Indigeneity, sexuality, disability, etc., and spans local to global scales. This micro certificate in Environmental Justice prepares students to understand and, if desired, support environmental justice efforts in their personal and professional lives.

Students learn about environmental justice theories, efforts, and case studies from the local to the global level and will gain a deeper understanding of the related processes of inequality. Students who complete this micro certificate are knowledgeable about and prepared to support environmental justice efforts in their communities and work in environmental justice-related fields, including government, nonprofit, and corporate positions.

Certificate Requirements

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

Required credits: 9

Maximum credits: 15

Required course: 1 (3 credits)

Elective courses: 2 (6 credits)

The micro certificate requires the completion of 9 credits with a grade of C or better. Courses taken pass/fail will not count towards the micro certificate.

Required course (3 credits)

SOC 3310 - Environmental Justice 3 credit(s)

Elective Courses (6 credits minimum)

Select one elective from Axes of Inequality Courses (3 credits minimum) and one elective from Social Change Courses (3 credits minimum).

Course options for Axes of Inequality

Select one:

CJ 4200 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 credit(s)
CJ 4440 - The Origins of the United States Criminal Justice System (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 2370 - Sociology of Gender (BSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 2630 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (BSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 2650 - Globalization and International Development (BSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3010 - Social Inequality (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3330 - Medical Sociology (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3520 - Sociology of Mental Illness 3 credit(s)
SOC 3610 - Rural People and Places (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3750 - Sociology of Aging (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 4410 - Race and Crime (CI) 3 credit(s)

Course options for Social Change

Select one:

CJ 3400 - Tribal Criminal Justice Systems 3 credit(s)
CMST 3280 - Organizations and Social Change 3 credit(s)
CMST 4260 - Environmental Communication 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3010 - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4030 - Building Community Environmental Resilience 3 credit(s)
ENVS 6030 - Building Community Environmental Resilience 3 credit(s)
GEOG 3100 - Human-Environment Geography (CI) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4400 - Natural Hazards and Society 3 credit(s)
POLS 3400 - United States Foreign Policy (DSS) 3 credit(s)
POLS 4410 - International Negotiations 3 credit(s)
SOC 3300 - Sociology of Climate Change 3 credit(s)
SOC 3340 - Activism, Protest, and Social Movements (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3600 - Finding Community in Today’s Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 5620 - Multispecies Justice and Indigenous Environmentalisms 3 credit(s)
SOC 6620 - Environment, Technology, and Social Change 3 credit(s)
TCR 4220 - Technology and Activism 3 credit(s)