Certificate in Sustainability and Environmental Impact - Summer Program
San José, Costa Rica
Certificate
DURATION
12 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application deadline: 3 weeks before arriving
Key Summary
About: This 12 weeks certificate at LCI VERITAS in Costa Rica runs Fall and Spring; awards 16 credits. You select four courses across agroecology, climate change, Costa Rican environmental policy, sustainable consumption and production, environmental impact and social development, gender and sustainability, ancient resource management, and biotechnology. Instruction in English. Agroecology isn't offered in Spring; biotechnology isn't offered in Fall. Easter-week terms add a homestay week fee. Optional Spanish course changes cost.
Career Outcomes: The program teaches environmental impact assessment, resource and biodiversity management, and climate adaptation. Graduates may work as environmental consultants, sustainability coordinators, or policy analysts. Keywords: sustainability, conservation, agroecology.
Overview
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Language: English
- Terms: Fall, Spring,
- Credit: 16
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations were established as a map to guide action-oriented people who understand the need to work on a balance of economic, environmental, and social forces and programs needed to develop this wonderful world we live in. These are just some of the topics at stake.
Choose 4 of the following courses for a Certificate in Sustainability and Environmental impact:
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Awareness
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (not offered in Spring)
- Climate Change: Impacts and adaptations
- Costa Rican Environmental Policy
- Sustainable Consumption & Production
- Environmental Impact and Social Development
- Gender and Sustainability
- Sustainable Lifestyles
- Sustainability and Resource Management in the Ancient World
- Biotechnology and Sustainability (not offered in Fall)
* If a student comes during a Term that has Easter week the program is a week-long and will have to pay an extra week for their homestay.
** Optional Spanish Learning course added to cost (deduct $865 if not chosen)
