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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

PUB PLC X 461

Climate Change, Energy and the Environment

Interested in the relationships between energy, climate, and the environment? This class offers an in-depth exploration of this interrelationship, focusing on how energy solutions address climate change politically.
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.
ENVIRON XL M133

Environmental Sociology

This course focuses on the relationship between society and the environment. Detailed analysis of interrelations between social factors and environmental factors.

PUB PLC X 477

Food Justice

This online course explores contemporary food system on a local, regional, and global scale through diverse theoretical, applied, and ethical perspectives.
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Sustainability and Environmental Programs
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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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