Environmental Change Management & Leadership Certificate

Our online Environmental Change Management & Leadership Certificate empowers graduate students with essential tools for addressing environmental issues integral to economic development, infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks.

You'll explore the conceptual foundations and applied techniques of sustainability assessment. You'll delve into various environmental leadership models while engaging with public, non-profit, and for-profit leaders and apply these insights to develop your environmental leadership skills.

Careers with an Environmental Change Management & Leadership Certificate

Professionals already working in communities recognize the need for additional training and education in climate change adaptation and resilience, and employers have identified the need for better communication and community engagement skills, improved understanding of climate change, and crisis and risk management as key areas for improved education and training.

Employment categories of graduates from resilience programs — including planning, emergency management, and environmental specialist — are all projected to be growth areas, with 5-10% growth estimated.

Additionally, Climate Change Business Journal has estimated “the United States climate adaptation & resilience services market at $650 million in 2018. Growth has been in the double digits and the forecast is for that rate to continue in the short term at 12-15% per year to at least 2022.”

The Chillicothe, Ohio, skyline from a birds-eye view

Why Study Environmental Change Management & Leadership?

The Environmental Change Management and Leadership Certificate trains public officials, community leaders, and environmental professionals on the intersection between science and policy with specific focus on leadership and assessment.

In the face of unprecedented change, communities will need new strategies to be resilient to the impacts of climate change including flooding, drought, unseasonable temperatures affecting resources and food systems, wildfires, and others requiring appropriate policy solutions and strong environmental leadership.

The coursework builds skills in the interaction between science and policy, policy drivers for change, strategies for environmental leadership, and characterization and assessment of sustainability of decisions, actions, or policies.

Stackable into the Master of Sustainability, Security, and Resilience

The parent program of this graduate specialized stackable certificate is the (MSSR) degree.

A student who wants to enroll in this certificate does not need to enroll in or complete the MSSR degree. However, completing this certificate does fulfill three required courses in the 10-course degree. Students admitted to this certificate may also seek admission to the MSSR degree, and/or the MSSR program’s other certificates. Two or three certificates also “stack” toward the degree.

Complementary Certificates

Community Risk and Resilience Certificate
Planning Resilient Systems Certificate

Whether you choose to stack certificates or pursue the full master's program, ��ý is committed to providing you with a flexible and comprehensive education to meet your academic and professional goals.

Required Courses

ES 5831 - Environmental Sustainability Assessment
ES 6840 - Seminar in Environmental Leadership
ES 5620 - Environmental Science and Public Policy

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