College of Leadership & Public Service
- Building Systems
- Collaborative Competency
- Corporate/Business Sustainability
- Faith-based Sustainability
- Food Systems
- Renewable Energy
- Urban Resilience
- Water Systems
Respond to a changing planet by leading initiatives to implement sustainable practices. Learn the science of sustainability and help both businesses and people transform careless behaviors into mindful habits. Explore the broader field of sustainability, choose a concentration or customize your own emphasis.
The College of Leadership & Public Service offers MS and Certificate in Sustainability.
Study under academically credentialed and real-world sustainability practitioners. Gain field experience to see how theories become tangible and how problems become solutions. Grow and network with your cohort to eventually participate in a growing discipline that impacts every sector.
By the time you’re finished, you’ll be equipped with a holistic approach that helps focus on the triple bottom line: people, profit and planet. Add regenerative energy to your community and the world.
Our degree grounds you in the three pillars of sustainability: natural sciences and environmental studies, business and economics, and social sciences. Despite their diverse interests and aspirations, our students share a passion for managing people and projects to solve sustainability problems.
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