Academic Programs / Environmental Design
Certificate in Environmental Sustainability
School of Environmental Design
Academic Advising and Career Development
West Hall 109
267-468-8200
tuaadvis@temple.edu
Students who are interested in the environment and in learning how to impact the world around them positively may want to consider completing the School of Environmental Design credit Certificate in Environmental Sustainability. This certificate provides students with the basic knowledge needed to evaluate environmental problems and to draw ecologically- and economically-sound connections between environmental needs, policy issues, and current research.
The certificate is available to all undergraduate degree students to complete as part of their studies, and is also available to non-degree students. Consult a School of Environmental Design academic advisor about how the required classes fit into academic and career plans. Most courses in this certificate program are offered during the daytime at the Ambler Campus; a few courses are available in the evening at the Ambler campus. In addition, some courses are also available at the Main Campus.
This credit certificate may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of the required credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. At least one half of the courses required for the certificate must be completed at Temple University.
Note: The symbol after the course number indicates that the class is offered ONLY in the semester indicated: F = offered fall only; FE/FO = offered fall of even/odd numbered years; S = offered spring only; SE/SO = offered spring of even/odd numbered years; O = offered occasionally
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
| REQUIRED COURSES: |
|
|
|
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Geography & Urban Studies |
0841
or
1013 (S)
or
1051 |
Sustainable Design
or
Natural and the Built Environment
or
Environment and Society |
3 |
Earth & Environmental Science
or
Botany
|
1001
or
1112 (S) |
Introductory Geology
or
Plant Ecology |
4
or
3 |
| Community & Regional Planning |
1017
or
1027 (S) |
Introduction to Community and Regional Planning
or
History and Practice of Community and Regional Planning |
3 |
| SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS - Select two (2) courses (minimum of 6 s.h.) from: |
6 |
Community Development
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Community & Regional Planning
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture |
2155 (O)^*
2014 (S)
2114 (S)
2166 (FO)*
2213 (F)
2251 (F)
3155 (FE)
3255 (SO)
3256 (O)^*
3356 (O)^*
3655 (F)
3860 (O)^
3870 (O)^
2334 (S)
2353 (O)^*
2575 (O)^
2850 (O)^
2860 (O)^
2870 (O)^
3514 (S)*
2758 (Summer)*
2870 (O)^ |
Housing and Community Development (3 s.h.)
Planning Policy and Law (3 s.h.)
Urban Form and Design (3 s.h.)
Land Use Planning (3 s.h.)
Environmental Planning (3 s.h.)
Sustainable Food Systems Planning (3 s.h.)
Ecological Planning and Development (3 s.h.)
Sustainability in Suburban Communities (3 s.h.)
Sustainable Community Design and Development (3 s.h.)
Urban and Regional Economics for Planning (3 s.h.)
Transportation Planning (3 s.h.)
Topics in Community and Regional Planning (1-3 s.h.)*
Special Topics (1-3 s.h.)*
Food Crops I (3 s.h.)
Food Crops II (3 s.h.)
Introduction to Public Horticulture (3 s.h.)
Special Topics in Horticulture/Landscape Architecture I (1 s.h.)*
Special Topics in Horticulture/Landscape Architecture II (2 s.h.)*
Special Topics (1-3 s.h.)*
Landscape Restoration (3 s.h.)**
Summer Field Ecology (3 s.h.)
Special Topics (1-3 s.h.)*
Other courses may be added to this list with approval
of a
School of Environmental Design academic advisor.
*Acceptable if the topic is appropriate and approved by a
School of Environmental Design academic advisor.
**Prerequisites are Horticulture 1211 and 1212.
^Contact a School of Environmental Design advisor for
information on course
scheduling rotations. |
|
| Total Credits for the Certificate in Environmental Sustainability |
15-16 |
*
This course has a prerequisite(s). Visit the Course Catalog at https://www.temple.edu/apply/common/catcheck.asp.
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