Program Overview
Set yourself apart and build skills to respond to injustice
Learn to recognize and address environmental injustices through real world examples and from experts in the field. As a student of environmental justice, you will study the geographic and social distribution of environmental benefits and harms, the health consequences of pollution, the impacts on cultures and voices, the role of inclusive and democratic participation, and how to restore social and ecological damages.
The Certificate is administered through the Center for Environmental Justice and housed in the School of Global Environmental Sustainability.
Flexible and Interdisciplinary Curriculum
The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Justice is designed to incorporate diverse perspectives and backgrounds and to prepare students to work on interdisciplinary problems. You can choose which elective courses most closely align with your interests and career goals. The program is best suited for graduate students across the university who are interested in the intersection between justice/equity and energy/environment.
Certificate Requirements
Curriculum
For requirements and courses see the list of approved courses.
- 11 credits (may be 12 depending on your choices in Group B)
- Required 3-credit seminar course in environmental justice (GES/LB 535)
- 3 credits from Group A
- Minimum 5 credits from Group B - at least one Group B elective course must be taken from outside your home department.
- Use this checklist here to ensure you're meeting all the Certificate requirements.
The Certificate will be offered on-campus.
Section: How to Apply
Apply now through the Graduate School Application.
Application Deadlines:
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Students may begin courses in the certificate before they apply or are accepted to the program.
Application Requirements:
- Be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at Colorado State University
- Submit an official transcript showing completion of a bachelor’s degree
- Pay the $60 CSU Graduate School application fee
Contact
Contact advising coordinator Mindy Hill at Mindy.Hill@colostate.edu with questions or to learn more.
Or contact any of our Advisory Committee members or affiliate faculty in your department:
Advisory Committee
Anna Lavoie - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Warner College
Joel Correia - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Warner College
KuoRay Mao - Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Stephanie Malin - Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Marcela Velasco - Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Dimitris Stevis - Political Science, College of Liberal Arts (coordinator)
Katie McShane - Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
Aaron Fodge - Staff, Transportation
Maggie Clark, Environmental Health, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
David Rojas - Environmental Health, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Affiliate Faculty
Staff
Aaron Fodge - Transportation
College of Agriculture
Jesse Burkhardt - Agriculture and Resource Economics
Susan Melzer - Soil and Crop Sciences
College of Business
Chris Becker - Accounting
Kristin Olivieri - Impact MBA
College of Liberal Arts
Jonna Yarrington - Anthropology and Geography
Carrie Chennault - Anthropology and Geography
Kathleen Galvin - Anthropology and Geography
Erika Osborne - Art and Art History
Anders Fremstad - Economics
Ed Barbier - Economics
Jo Barbier - Economics
Lindsey Schneider - Ethnic Studies
Ernesto Sagas - Ethnic Studies
Doreen Martinez - Ethnic Studies
Sushmita Chatterjee - Ethnic, Women's and Gender Studies
Lynn Badia - English
Ruth Alexander - History
Jared Orsi - History
Katie McShane - Philosophy
Dimitris Stevis - Political Science
Kristin Olofsson - Political Science
Marcela Velasco - Political Science
Stephanie Malin - Sociology
KuoRay Mao - Sociology
Josh Sbicca - Sociology
College of Health and Human Sciences
Marie Zamzow - Social Work
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Jessica Elf - Environmental Health
Sheryl Magzamen - Environmental Health
Maggie Clark - Environmental Health
David Rojas - Environmental Health
Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering
Melissa Burt - Atmospheric Sciences
Emily Fischer - Atmospheric Sciences
Pat Keys - Atmospheric Sciences
Pinar Omur Ozbek - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ellison Carter - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tami Bond - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Warner College of Natural Resources
John Sanderson - Center for Collaborative Conservation
Stacy Lynn - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Natural Resource Ecology Lab
Gillian Bowser - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Matt Ross - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Geospatial Cenroid
Melinda Laituri - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Lauren Gifford - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Soil Carbon Solutions Center
Sara Bombaci - Fish and Wildlife Biology
Jamie Dahl - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Joel Correia - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Anna Lavoie - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Andrea Baudoin Farah - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources