About the course

The certificate in sustainability is focused on developing sustainability problem solving skills to address pressing complex sustainability challenges. The certificate requires a minimum of 12 credit hours and is available to all students. Sustainability involves balancing human aspirations for a good quality of life with the environmental quality and resource needs of future generations. Advancing sustainability requires understanding interactions between ecological and social systems in order to design actions inspired by beneficiaries? needs. The sustainability certificate will help students pursue careers in fast-growing green job and non-profit sectors of clean energy, resource conservation, transportation efficiency, pollution prevention, waste elimination, second-generation biofuels, green building and infrastructure design, as well as human rights and community devolvement.

　　Sustainability, as a subject area, is vast in the academic disciplines and societal sectors it encompasses, no single academic field can claim sole ownership. The knowledge and skills needed to address pressing complex problems are not STEM-only, humanities-only or business-only. Sustainability requires diverse teams of actors with different areas of expertise in the environmental and social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities to solve complex social-environmental challenges. Thus, a science of sustainability is interdisciplinary, collaborative, rooted in systems theory and focuses on problems rather than disciplines.

　　To earn the certificate, students complete 12 credit hours including one 3-credit introductory course (ENV SC 2600/BIOL EN 2600), 6 credit hours of complementary approved electives, and 3 credit hours of an approved capstone course where students combine their disciplinary lenses to engage in real-world problems solving. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Semester(s)Fees: US$16,600

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Columbia
Fall (August), 2025	Columbia

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Missouri

You must submit transcripts from every school or college you have attended, including: transcripts from every high school attended (grades nine through 12), transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. You do not need to send your ACT/SAT scores in order to gain admission into Mizzou.

　　To be eligible for admission to Mizzou, you must meet the following requirements:

　　Complete the required core coursework with the required grades. High School Coursework - Complete 13 units (one unit = one year in class) of the following core coursework:

　　Mathematics- Four units (algebra or higher)

　　Science- Three units

　　Social Studies- Three units

　　Languages- Two Units

　　Fine Arts- One Unit

　　Your core coursework grades must meet one of the following requirements:

　　GPA of 2.5 or higher on a U.S. 4.0 scale

　　GPA of 3.5 or higher on a U.S. 5.0 scale

　　Average grades of 80 or higher on a 100-point scale

　　Average grades of 8 or higher on a 10-point scale

　　IGCSE scores of C or higher in five or more subjects AND three A-level certificates with a C or higher

　　IB credit is generally accepted if you meet the required minimum score for standard-level or higher-level exams.

　　TOFEL Pbt- Written test ? 550 overall score ? no section score below 52

　　TOFEL Ibt- Online test ? 79 overall score ? no section score below a 17

　　IELTS

　　6.5 overall score ? no section score below a 6.0

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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Application deadline:

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Missouri. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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