Environmental Humanities, Certificate
Explore how humans, nature and the environment shape one another and build the skills to drive meaningful social and environmental changes. This undergraduate certificate readies you to turn that understanding into hands-on action.
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Certificate description
Environmental Humanities undergraduate certificate description
If you are interested in humanities-based approaches to the current global environmental crisis, a vital area of study, the environmental humanities certificate program is for you.
Courses are focused on the human relationship to the environment and the relationship between nature and culture. To gain practical experience, you also complete an internship in environmental activism, policy development, education or another pertinent area.
Why earn an environmental humanities undergraduate certificate at ASU?
This program is at home at ASU, where several of the world's leading environmental humanities scholars teach and conduct research.
You can tailor the certificate to your own interests and professional goals, choosing electives from faculty across the humanities, media studies and the social sciences.
Courses
This undergraduate certificate includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The certificate requires 15 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the certificate, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
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The environmental humanities certificate consists of 15 hours, of which 12 must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better can be used to satisfy certificate requirements. |
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ENG 367 Environmental Issues in Literature and Film
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ENG 371 Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement
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ENG 378 Environmental Creative Nonfiction
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3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ENG 484 Topic: Environmental Humanities Certificate
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ENG 499 Individualized Instruction
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EVE 452 Environmental Investigation and Remediation Design
Students majoring in environmental engineering are encouraged to take EVE 452 to fulfill this requirement.
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 6 |
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3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Other courses may be used by approval of an academic advisor in the Department of English.
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Produce analytic writing about environmental issues that meets or exceeds standards in the field.
- Engage critically with writing and group oral discussion assignments, and with up-to-date scholarly or creative environmental humanities texts.
- Present team-prepared oral presentations on the cultural elements of an environmental challenge they are studying in order to prepare to learn teamwork and how to present pressing issues accessibly to the public.
Produce analytic writing about environmental issues that meets or exceeds standards in the field.Enrollment requirements
Requests to declare this certificate are reviewed by the academic advisor in the academic unit offering the certificate. Students may be contacted to discuss the certificate before it is added to their record.
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
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Careers this environmental humanities undergraduate certificate prepares you for
Graduates with this certificate have gained a multidisciplinary knowledge base and practical skill set that enable them to enact social and environmental change. They are well prepared for careers in sustainability, environmental science and public policy, and they are better equipped to implement environmentally responsible practices in their own lives.
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
Department of English
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RBHL 170
englishadvising@asu.edu
480-965-3168
Frequently asked questions about degree programs
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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