Academic Programs Catalog

College of Social Science

Graduate Study

Environmental and Social System Modeling - Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Social System Modeling is designed for students who desire to understand a variety of modeling techniques used to address environmental problems that span human and natural systems. The certificate program exposes students to a range of state-of-the-art techniques including agent-based modeling, systems dynamics modeling, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling.

Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Social System Modeling

Students must complete 9 credits from the following:
1. Both of the following courses (3 credits):
ESP 850 Introduction to Environmental and Social System Modeling 1
ESP 890 Modeling Environmental and Social Systems 2
2. Two of the following courses (6 credits):
CSUS 836 Modeling Natural Resource Systems 3
ENE 801 Dynamics of Environmental Systems 3
GEO 869 Agent-Based Modeling 3
SOC 883 Multi-Equation Quantitative Models 3