Program Overview

Graduate Certificate: Sustainability and Climate Resilience

The graduate certificate in Sustainability and Climate Resilience is available to non-matriculated students and students in other Temple University graduate programs, with the approval of their graduate advisor.

About the Certificate

The courses introduce students to the broad range of issues and topics relevant to planning for the sustainable development of our cities and regions. Elective courses provide the opportunity to deepen knowledge and training in specific areas of sustainability and environmental planning. Undertaking the graduate certificate in Sustainability and Climate Resilience allows students to:

• understand the discourse of theory and practice of sustainable development at the local, regional and global levels;
• develop indicators to monitor and evaluate the sustainability of site, community and regional actions, plans and designs;
• recognize models of sustainability and know how to use such models to inform their professional practice; and
• understand how to incorporate sustainability principles into planning practice to address the interrelationships between social, economic and environmental factors.

Campus Location and Status

• Campus Location: Main and Center City
• Full-Time/Part-Time Status: The graduate certificate can be completed on a part-time basis.

Non-Matriculated Student Policy

To register for certificate courses as a non-matriculated student, please note the policy as stated by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

• Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent of the appropriate baccalaureate degree at Temple University.

Certificate Requirements

• Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 12, plus a prerequisite course in Environmental Planning
• Required Courses:
  • Core Courses:
    • CTRP 5256: Sustainable Climate Resilience (3 credits)
    • CTRP 8276: Regional Development (3 credits)
  • Electives: Select two from the following (6 credits)
    • CTRP 5820: Topics in Sustainability and Climate Resilience
    • CTRP 8213: Environmental Planning
    • CTRP 8755: Introduction to Emergency Management Planning
    • CTRP 8756: After the Disaster: Effective Planning for Continuity, Recovery and Restoration
  • Total Credit Hours: 12

Program Overview

This certificate meets the needs of public and private sector employees who work to improve the sustainability of neighborhoods, cities, and regions and to address the adverse impacts of climate change without academic degrees in planning.