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)