Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Management and Analytics

Make a positive impact

In today’s world, businesses are increasingly having to navigate resource scarcity, escalating prices, and public analysis of business operations. At the same time, corporations are discovering the value of social and environmental sustainability. Our Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Management and Analytics is designed to provide you with the tools to make a significant positive impact in your organization through profitable environmental and social progress.

Quick Facts

Credits 15

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Faith-based

We are committed to engaging your mind and spirit for service to Christ in the church and the world.

Program Overview

Whether you’re an operations manager, a civil engineer, or a chief sustainability officer, our Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Management and Analytics will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to carry out financially successful sustainability. You’ll learn how to use traditional methods like Six Sigma, lean systems and operations research so that you can improve processes, reduce resource use and waste, and make better social and environmental decisions. We’ll show you how sustainability is the source of process and product innovation and we’ll give you the chance to explore a wide range of emerging topics to capture commercial and industrial innovations as they develop.

Throughout your time in the program, our experienced professors will teach you how to develop measures and consequent analyses so you can design and manage products or services in an environmentally sustainable way. You’ll also delve into topics like micro and macroeconomics, decision science, statistical analysis, environmental chemistry and toxicology, environmental law, social entrepreneurship, and industrial ecology. And because we want this program to work for you, we offer flexibility first and foremost. Our program is designed for working professionals and can be completed while working full-time. Plus, we offer our classes at our main campus, our off-site locations, and online - so you can join the program wherever you are on the map.

What to Expect

With a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Management and Analytics, you’re going to enter the workforce with hands-on experience and expertise in current sustainability practices. You’ll develop the ability to strategically innovate and handle global productions and operations. You’ll have a deep understanding of ecological economics and you’ll be able to utilize tools of the modern sustainably designed building. Plus, you’ll increase your financial competence, leadership abilities, and communication skills. You’ll even have a portfolio of your work to show potential employers.

Locations

Online

How to Apply

Graduate Application Steps

Application (Please Submit the Following):
- Application form
- Non-refundable application fee
- One page essay describing your reason for obtaining a graduate degree
- Résumé of your education and employment experience
- Two signed letters of recommendation using the Recommendation Form (recommendation letters on letterhead may also be submitted)
- All official transcripts leading to your bachelor’s degree
Please note:
- Graduate entrance exams such as the GRE are not required.
- If you have completed graduate level classes in the last seven years and wish to have them evaluated for possible transfer, please contact your admissions counselor for more information on transferring graduate credits.
- International students should contact the Office of International Student Services at international.admissions@cuaa.edu for additional application requirements.
Evaluation
When an applicant’s file is complete, the file is forwarded to the Admission Committee for review.
Admission
If the student is admitted, an acceptance letter will be mailed to the student and the student’s Falcon One Student ID number. Password information to access my.cuaa.edu will be sent separately from the Information Technology office. Your advisor will be able to give you information regarding completion of the required student orientation before you begin your first class.

Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Students

Please complete the Non-Degree Application
Non-degree applicants only need to submit an application to begin admission review; however academic transcripts may be requested to complete our review.