Food-Energy-Water Systems (Certificate)

Overview

This certificate will provide students with a broad overview of Food-Energy-Water Systems (FEWS) nexus issues, an understanding of the science underpinning FEW issues, working knowledge about the tradeoffs amongst sectors and experience analyzing the socio-economic constraints and policy limitations incumbent on solutions to FEWS challenges. The certificate will equip students with transdisciplinary and systems thinking skills that advance capacity to assess and solve complex FEWS issues.

The Graduate Certificate in FEWS is anticipated to include students from the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Soil and Crop Sciences, Sociology, and Political Science.

Candidates for the certificate program should have completed a Bachelor of Science in any department from an accredited institution. The certificate encourages interdisciplinary learning and thus the courses required are accessible to students in all disciplines.

Individual courses may require specific background/ prereqs.

Graduate Certificate in Food-Energy-Water Systems

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Requirements

Coursework, credit requirements, and more information is available in the Colorado State University general catalog. Please contact your department representative with program-related questions.

Financial Aid

Financial aid resources available through the Office of Financial Aid website.