This certificate is designed to introduce students to the key concepts for understanding and managing renewable energy resources and how to lead the global energy transition to renewable energy. This is a hybrid program, with courses on-campus and online. However, it can be completed 100% online.
Curriculum
To earn the Certificate, you will need to complete three graduate courses of three credit hours each for a total of 9 credit hours. In addition to the course options below, you may finish the Certificate by completing a significant sustainable energy-related internship (e.g., implementing a renewable energy project at a business), independent study (e.g., implementing or leading a renewable energy project at your place of work), or study abroad program.
Choose three sustainable energy-related courses. Past course topics include:
- 21st-century global energy issues and realities
- Technical aspects of energy science
- Strategic management of the energy industry
- Carbon markets
- Global history of energy
- Sustainable energy policy
- ESG trends in energy and commodities
- Project development and leadership in renewable energy
Flexibility to apply to a future MS degree. The Sustainable Energy Certificate can be stacked or combined with the Foundations of Sustainable Business Certificate and one additional Certificate from the list below to earn the Master of Science in Sustainable Business if you choose to later apply to the entire MS program.
- Environmental Sustainability Certificate
- Managing for Sustainability Certificate
- Risk Management and Resilience Certificate
- Social Enterprise Certificate
- Urban Sustainability and Infrastructure Certificate