Environmental and Sustainability Economics (Graduate Certificate)
Analytics, Ecological Economics, Econometrics, Environment, Modeling, Policy, Resource Economics, Society, Supply Chain, economics, resources, sustainability
Do you want to understand and evaluate the trade-offs that influence decisions affecting sustainability at the individual, organizational and public policy levels? Become trained in powerful tools for modeling and evaluating human-environment interactions, and use this knowledge to help steer decision-making in more sustainable directions.
The graduate certificate program in environmental and sustainability economics provides you training in the economic theory and quantitative modeling approaches of environmental and resource economics. Environmental and resource economics offers an approach for evaluating the consequences and social benefits and costs of changes to markets and environmental policies.
You are able to identify and evaluate the economic assumptions embedded in policy analyses and recommendations. You are also able to critically evaluate the validity of publications in environmental and resource economics, apply economic modeling approaches to real-world cases, utilize econometric techniques to evaluate causal claims and generate predictions, and test hypotheses using applied economic models.
You may be interested in this certificate if you are a current master's and doctoral student in a field with a sustainability, environmental science, or policy focus --- including sustainability, public affairs, biology, environmental social science, applied mathematics and agribusiness --- in which training in environmental and resource economics may be complementary to research interests or career development. To pursue this certificate, you must be concurrently enrolled in a graduate degree-granting program.
- College/school:
Rob Walton College of Global Futures
- Location: Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
17 credit hours
Required Core (5 credit hours) Electives (12 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Students choose one elective course in each of the following categories: microeconomic theory, statistical and econometric modeling, environmental and resource economics, and modeling and empirical methods. Students should see the academic unit for a list of approved electives.
SOS 512 Environmental and Resource Economics (3)
SOS 529 Research Seminar in Environmental and Sustainability Economics (1)
SOS 529 is taken twice to meet the five credit hours required.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
U.S.
applicants | International
applicants | English
proficiency
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Rob Walton College of Global Futures.
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants must submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- proof of English proficiency
Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
International students who need an F-1 or J-1 visa first need to apply to and be accepted into a graduate degree program prior to being considered for the certificate program. International students residing in the USA on other types of visas must adhere to all Graduate College policies and procedures regarding admission to be considered for admission to this certificate program.
There is no prerequisite coursework; however, it is strongly recommended that students have at least one semester of calculus or the equivalent such as MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences, MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I or SOS 211 Calculus and Probability for the Life and Social Sciences.
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Studying abroad is encouraged for graduate students. Nearly all of the Rob Walton College of Global Futures faculty-directed programs offer graduate credit. In addition, the Global Education Office offers more than 50 program opportunities, with programs on every continent.
Faculty-directed programs tend to be the best fit for graduate students; taking courses with ASU professors over the summer or during academic breaks offers students close mentorship and professional network growth in many fields of study while they earn ASU credit. Exchange program participation is also possible with careful planning.
Students can find programs specific to their interests on the Rob Walton College of Global Futures study abroad webpage, and additional opportunities and information on the ASU Global Education Office website. These sites also include additional information about applying for funding to support global travel.
Professionals with expertise in environmental and resource economics are in demand across sectors and industries, including business, sustainability, government, biology and applied mathematics.
Career examples include:
- chief sustainability officer
- economist
- environmental economist
- environmental engineer
- environmental protection specialist
- environmental restoration planner
- health sciences manager
- postsecondary environmental sciences professor
- sustainability specialist
School of Sustainability
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WCPH 3rd floor
SustainabilityGrad@asu.edu
480-727-6963
Program term definitions
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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ASU Online offers programs in an entirely online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. See https://asuonline.asu.edu/ for more information.
The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) provides a reduced tuition rate to non-resident graduate students who qualify. Visit the WRGP/WICHE webpage for more information: https://graduate.asu.edu/wiche.
