Graduate Certificate

Environmental and Social System Modeling - Graduate Certificate

Program:
Environmental and Social System Modeling - Graduate Certificate
Plan Code:
ESOCM_GRC2
Program Level:
Graduate Certification
Award Type:
Graduate Certificate Program
College:
College of Social Science
Department:
Social Science Dean


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


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