Required Courses: 3- 7 cr.

• ES 102: Intro to Sustainability or EGRT 113: Building a Sust. World (4 cr) 

• ES 400: Certificate Capstone/Placement (0-3 cr; can be taken for 0 credits if student has an appropriate 1-3 credit internship/placement within their major). 

Additional Intro Courses:

(6 cr., from 2 different departments): Sustainability Communications

• COMM 219: Intro to Rhetoric and Public Advocacy 

• COMM 254Q1: Environmental Communication  

• COMM 280/380: Introduction to Organizational Communication (380 is the OCE version) 

• RTF 114: Media Aesthetics  

• RTF 250: Intro to Visual Media (pre-req: RTF 114) 

• Journalism 211: Principles of Public Relations 

• Journalism 221: Writing for the Media 

• Journalism 250: Principles of Advertising 

• Journalism 251: Foundations of Multimedia Storytelling 

• Market 371: Essentials of Marketing

Upper-level electives (6 cr, from 2 different departments) 

• Market 363: Digital Marketing  

• Market 376: Advertising and Social Media Marketing  

• Journalism 340: Digital & Social Media Strategy (consent) 

• Comm/ES 455: Environmental Rhetoric (consent) 

• RTF 314: Radio-Television-Multimedia Advertising (consent) 

• RTF 338: Promotional Media (consent) 

• RFT 341: Documentary Production (consent) 

• RTF 364: Digital Communication and Design (consent)

Certificate in Sustainability Communication Learning Outcomes: 

• Adopt a goal-oriented and audience-centered approach to sustainability communication

• Critically reflect upon messages about sustainability and meaning for diverse audiences

• Create appropriate strategies and/or messages to inform and influence audiences on sustainability issues