Environmental justice
Environmental issues affect everyone, but their impacts aren't evenly felt. Communities with the fewest protections often bear the greatest consequences, even when they contribute least to the problem. When you earn your Undergraduate Certificate in Environmental Justice online from Oregon State University, you’ll examine how environmental risks are unevenly distributed and prepare to advance a more just and sustainable future.
This innovative program combines environmental science with social justice principles and will provide you with the knowledge to analyze the causes and consequences of complex sustainability challenges. Explore how power, identity and worldviews shape environmental experiences while learning to apply justice frameworks to practical issues.
Skills you’ll gain in OSU’s online environmental justice certificate program
As a student in Oregon State’s online environmental justice certificate program, you’ll gain the in-demand skills you need to stand out in the job market and level up your career. You’ll learn from expert Oregon State faculty who have real-world experience in the field.
- Environmental impact analysis
- Community engagement
- Social justice advocacy
- Resource management
- Policy analysis
- Conflict resolution
Program details
This coursework in this online program bridges natural sciences, social sciences and humanities — enhancing your prospects to build a difference-making career in resource management, public health, policy, advocacy and beyond. You’ll develop the knowledge to influence change in government, NGOs or private industry.
The online environmental justice certificate program is offered by Oregon State’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.
Certificate requirements
A total of 27 quarter credits are required to earn your environmental justice certificate. Curriculum details and certificate requirements are available on Oregon State’s academic catalog.
Additional program features
Prerequisites
Depending on your educational background, you may need to complete additional coursework prior to enrolling in this program and taking the required certificate courses. We recommend that you evaluate this prior to applying for admission.
Start on the pathway toward a bachelor’s degree
Once you complete the undergraduate certificate in environmental justice, you can apply the credits you earn directly toward Oregon State’s bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences online. The certificate credits you earn can be applied to help you fulfill the environmental sciences specialization requirement.
If you plan to apply these credits toward a full degree, we encourage you to first contact the certificate program to learn about the degree requirements. Please note that acceptance into a certificate program does not guarantee acceptance into a full degree program.
Applying credits like this, an approach known as stacking, can help you build credentials over time and advance your career. It's also a great way to test a field of study through a series of courses before committing to a full degree program. For students like Ali Lanenga, stacking can make a journey to a degree feel more manageable.
A note on federal financial aid for this program
The U.S. Department of Education has approved this certificate for federal financial aid when included in a full degree program. Approval for federal aid for the standalone certificate is currently pending. In the meantime, alternate funding sources (such as private loans or scholarships) may be needed.
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You can gain highly specialized skills that are in demand by employers — and do it with less of a time and financial commitment — when you earn a microcredential online from Oregon State. Choose from a large and growing collection of these short-form offerings that can help you upskill quickly.
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