Five College Sustainability : FC Sustainability Studies Certificate Program

FC Sustainability Studies Certificate Program

Status of FCSS Certificate Program:
BREAKING NEWS
On May 1, 2012, Amherst College approved the Five College Sustainability Studies Certificate, making it the third campus to approve the FCSS certificate. The FCSS certificate will be offered for students from Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke colleges, starting in the 2012-2013 academic year. In the future, the FCSS certificate may be offered to students at Smith College and UMass Amherst, pending approval from their faculty.

Faculty members from the Five Colleges are working on the details for 2012-2013. In the meantime, check out the FCSS proposal, representative courses, and affiliated faculty and staff members.

Summary: Sustainability will be essential to the formulation of sound environmental, economic, and social progress in the 21st Century. Academic institutions must provide students with broad opportunities to pursue their interest in this pivotal topic. The proposed Five College Sustainability Studies Certificate program (FCSS) is designed to engage students in a structured course of study that will draw on courses from across the campuses in a range of disciplines. Students will also complete an internship, independent research project, or advanced course work in sustainability studies. On each participating campus, program advisers will work with students to design a course of study tailored to students’ interests and faculty strengths at the Five Colleges. The FCSS program has identified three core course areas and five concentration areas for elective study based on current student interest as well as Five College faculty expertise. These elective concentration areas are: 1) Agriculture and Food Systems, 2) Energy, Climate, and Water, 3) Culture, History, and Representation, 4) Politics and Policy, and 5) Green Infrastructure, Design, and Technology.

Please email Nate Therien if you have a course you would like listed, or if you would like to be included on the list of affiliated faculty and staff.

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Five College Students visit Winter Moon Farm in Hadley as part of MHC course on Agroecosystems	FC Sustainability Studies Certificate Program Status of FCSS Certificate Program: BREAKING NEWS On May 1, 2012, Amherst College approved the Five College Sustainability Studies Certificate, making it the third campus to approve the FCSS certificate. The FCSS certificate will be offered for students from Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke colleges, starting in the 2012-2013 academic year. In the future, the FCSS certificate may be offered to students at Smith College and UMass Amherst, pending approval from their faculty. Faculty members from the Five Colleges are working on the details for 2012-2013. In the meantime, check out the FCSS proposal, representative courses, and affiliated faculty and staff members. Summary: Sustainability will be essential to the formulation of sound environmental, economic, and social progress in the 21st Century. Academic institutions must provide students with broad opportunities to pursue their interest in this pivotal topic. The proposed Five College Sustainability Studies Certificate program (FCSS) is designed to engage students in a structured course of study that will draw on courses from across the campuses in a range of disciplines. Students will also complete an internship, independent research project, or advanced course work in sustainability studies. On each participating campus, program advisers will work with students to design a course of study tailored to students’ interests and faculty strengths at the Five Colleges. The FCSS program has identified three core course areas and five concentration areas for elective study based on current student interest as well as Five College faculty expertise. These elective concentration areas are: 1) Agriculture and Food Systems, 2) Energy, Climate, and Water, 3) Culture, History, and Representation, 4) Politics and Policy, and 5) Green Infrastructure, Design, and Technology. Please email Nate Therien if you have a course you would like listed, or if you would like to be included on the list of affiliated faculty and staff. More Information download file >