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Sustainability & Environmental Studies

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Get the skills to revitalize your career and the planet.

Are you interested in a career that has a positive impact on the world? UCLA Extension has certificate programs and courses in sustainability and environmental studies that can help you advance in the field or switch careers to a job that is in-demand, challenging, and rewarding.

Our courses are taught by industry experts, including UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, whose mission is to foster partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments and to facilitate creating a world class living laboratory for sustainability at UCLA.

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Sustainability & Environmental Studies

Programs

A certificate offers an in-depth study of a professional field. A specialization is a short series of courses to quickly gain knowledge in a focused area of study.
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Sustainability

certificate
certificate Pursue a career with a greater purpose and establish yourself as a leader in the sustainability movement. Meet the growing demand for knowledgeable professionals in renewable energies and the sustainable practices, a driving force in our economy. Formats: Online | In-Person

Pursue a career with a greater purpose and establish yourself as a leader in the sustainability movement. Meet the growing demand for knowledgeable professionals in renewable energies and the sustainable practices, a driving force in our economy. Formats: Online | In-Person

specialization Dive deeper into the business and management sub-field of sustainability by integrating sustainable growth with business management strategies. This specialization takes an interdisciplinary approach, and provides a holistic and condensed overview of sustainable business and management.

Dive deeper into the business and management sub-field of sustainability by integrating sustainable growth with business management strategies. This specialization takes an interdisciplinary approach, and provides a holistic and condensed overview of sustainable business and management.

Sustainability & Environmental Studies

Courses

GEOG XL 1

Earth's Physical Environment

This course explores Earth's physical environment, with particular reference to the distribution of landforms and climate and their significance to human populations.
GEOG XL 5

People and the Earth's Ecosystems

Interested in learning about how human activity impacts the environment? If so, this course is for you. It explores the many ways humans influence the environment on local, national, and international scales.
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Sustainability and Environmental Programs
Virtual Open House

Learn how our programs can help you achieve your career goals in sustainability in this informative online session, with an opportunity for Q&A.

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