Climate Science and Applications Certificate

Program Code: N-CCS-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Nicholas School of the Environment
Website: nicholas.duke.edu/academics/certificate-programs/climate-change-science-and-applications

Program Summary

To earn the Climate Change Science and Applications (CCSA) certificate, students must complete 12 credit hours of required coursework in physical/natural science, social science, and integrated assessment modeling, as well as a climate-related elective specific to their individual concentration area. They also must demonstrate mastery of skills learned through these courses by applying them in their Master’s project or another equally substantive faculty-supervised capstone/independent study research project.

Students who wish to pursue this certificate program should submit the Intent to Pursue a Certificate form to the NSOE registrar.

The Nicholas School's Climate Change Science and Applications (CCSA) certificate program is open to all Master of Environmental Management (MEM) and Master of Forestry (MF) students.

Academic Requirements

The courses are in four required categories, and in some categories various courses can be used to meet the requirements. Lists of recommended courses in each category are available at nicholas.duke.edu/academics/certificate-programs/climate-change-science-and-applications.

• Natural/Physical Science: 1 course 

• Social Science: 1 course

• Modeling: 1 course

• Elective: 1 course