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Fiske's Top 10 Colleges for Environmental Education

Here is a list of the top environmental colleges from the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. This guide is published by former New York Times Education Editor Edward Fiske whose reviews include details on campus life and academics.

Colby College – Located in picturesque small-town Maine, Colby provides a gorgeous, and rigorous, setting to study the environment.

College of the Atlantic (COA) – This small school in Bar Harbor, Maine, is big on the environment. This school makes all the lists of the best green schools due to the fact that it offers one major: human ecology, which is defined as the study of our species' relationship to the planet. COA was the first US college to go carbon neutral in 2007, it is also a leader in green building land conservation.

University of California, Davis - This research-driven campus is well known for its innovations in the environmental, agricultural and biological sciences, including in green transportation and alternative energy. The school is working with ten other campuses belonging to the University of California to increase the use of low- and zero-emission vehicles by 50 percent and generate 10 megawatts of renewable energy by 2014. The schools in the University of California network are also striving to achieve zero waste and carbon neutrality by 2020.

University of Colorado at Boulder – This school is a well known for its green business and advocacy, and the surrounding landscape is a green laboratory with one of the most environmentally aware student bodies.

Dartmouth College – New Hampshire's Dartmouth has been leading in environmental studies for years.

Eckerd College – This small liberal arts school near St. Petersburg, Florida, is located on the Gulf Coast where students study the biodiverse, and imperiled, Gulf.

The Evergreen State College – This school is located in Olympia, Washington, and has a 1,000-acre campus that is 80% covered in woods, forest and beach. Evergreen has an organic farm and a sustainable dining hall is called "The Greenery." More than one third of the food sold there is organic or local, and the school buys 100% clean power. It is also a leader in green building and electric vehicles.

University of North Carolina at Asheville – Located in the North Carolina mountains, this campus has a progressive atmosphere and green amenities.

Tulane University – This school is located in the New Orleans area and it is a leader in academic. Post Katrina the school increased its green commitments.

University of Washington – This Seattle based school is a green leader in the Northwest, the Seattle-based school boasts a green cafeterias as well as sustainability focused academics.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Conestoga College Post Graduate Environmental Engineering

Conestoga College in Cambridge Ontario is an environmental engineering college. They offer a program which responds to increased concern regarding the protection and management of the environment.

The post graduate Environmental Engineering program meets the demand for trained technologists and environmental scientists in the areas of brownfield redevelopment, environmental monitoring, regulatory compliance and enforcement. It was developed in consultation with representatives from the environmental industry. The program is reviewed and updated by a Program Advisory Committee comprised of practitioners from the consulting, manufacturing, and public sectors.

This program enhances existing skills and competencies. Training prepares students to act as a key player in responding to today's environmental challenges. Studies focus on the application of current engineering and scientific principles to protect and manage the environment in the following areas:
  • Environmental Monitoring and Investigations

  • Environmental Auditing and Assessment

  • Management and Cleanup of Contaminated Sites

  • Environmental Enforcement and Regulations

  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

  • 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training

  • Water Quality

  • Air Quality Monitoring and Permitting

The program is a one-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate program. Graduates will be prepared to write Ministry of Environment Operator in Training (OIT) and Water Quality Analyst (WQA) licensing exams.

Classroom instruction will be complemented by environmental monitoring training in the field, visits to solid waste and industrial facilities, health and safety training and visits to sites undergoing environmental investigations or clean-up. The 40-hour HAZWOPER training course is offered as part of the program curriculum. During the completion of a term project, students are provided with mentoring advice from practicing environmental engineers, technologists, and scientists.

Admission Requirements

Diploma from a related three-year Engineering Technology program from an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT), or equivalent, OR University Degree in Environmental Studies, Planning, General Science, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Microbiology or Biology. Applicants will be ranked based on an assessment of length of degree/diploma, level of degree, degree/diploma discipline, and academic performance.A general chemistry course at the post-secondary level is strongly recommended.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

Adults with significant life and work experience may receive credits toward a college certificate or diploma program through an assessment process. The learning may have taken place through employment, non-credit courses, independent study, conferences and seminars or volunteer activities. Prior learning must be measurable at the college level and meet Conestoga's standards of achievement for current courses. Evaluation is done through a challenge exam or portfolio development. Successful completion results in a credit on a Conestoga College transcript. To begin the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process click here or call 519-748-5220 x2260.

For program information call the Information Centre for details at 519-748-5220 ext. 3656.

To apply click here

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Ashridge Masters in Sustainability and Responsibility

This practice based program is for students who want to an education in responsible and successful business. It is intended for people working in businesses, consultants, activists, public sector managers and NGO professionals.

Features of the program:
  • Two years part time

  • Eight 5-day residential workshops, each with a specific theme

  • Visiting speakers from leading-edge organisations and projects

  • Action research approach that helps you integrate theory and practice

  • A learning community which will support and challenge you

  • Extensive alumni network of informed professionals

The program provides a range of perspectives on responsible business. It addresses the environmental and social challenges of the coming decades. It explores the practices and management approaches being developed in leading organisations to address sustainability and responsibility.

By studying the MSc in Sustainability students will:
  • Explore sustainability and corporate responsibility from multiple perspectives

  • Engage with leading-edge practitioners and organisations featuring values-Based business and organisational practices

  • Develop skills and apply disciplined action-research and action-learning

  • Develop and apply your capacities as an informed and self-aware Individual contributing to organisational and social change

  • Inform the growing world-wide debate on the purposes and responsibilities of business

  • Benefit from strong peer support, shared learning and a conducive learning environment

For more information click here.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Hult International Business School Launches Master in Social Entrepreneurship

Hult business school has launched a degree at their London campus in the emerging academic discipline of using business solutions to solve social problems. Hult is well known for its one year MBA program which is ranked in the top 30 in the world by The Economist and among the top 100 by the Financial Times.

Students doing Hult’s Master in Social Entrepreneurship will spend part of their one-year degree grappling with real-world challenges set for them by charities, governments and non-profit organizations, which have so far defied resolution. Hult’s hallmark is a greater emphasis on solving true-to-life problems than other top business schools.

Dr. Stephen Hodges, President of Hult International Business School, said: “We hope many Hult graduates in this program will set up their own charities and non-profits, to play their part in changing the world. Graduates in Social Entrepreneurship at Hult and other business schools will be part of an enlightened elite, that will in the future govern their countries and take the helm at multinational organizations.”

Hult is already well-known in the field of social entrepreneurship for its annual Hult Global Case Challenge, which brings together the world’s top business schools to find the best solution to a chosen non-profit’s problem. The 2011 beneficiary, Water.org, co-founded by Hollywood actor Matt Damon, will receive US$1 million to help it develop its core mission of providing clean water in poor countries.

Hult’s Master in Social Entrepreneurship is based on the principle that social problems can be tackled in similar ways to business problems - though it also sets out the special skills that social entrepreneurs will need.

Consequently, the course combines conventional MBA material such as management accounting, with subjects such as the economics of development. It also asks tough questions about global society. These include whether some countries’ development is hampered by poor government, or because they are exploited by more powerful players in the world economy.

See the Hult site here or for further information, contact Carolin Bachmann, Hult public relations manager in London at +44(0)7985340179 or carolin.bachmann@hult.edu.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Online Green MBA Programs

Here is a list of online green MBA programs assembled by The Green Economy Post:

Alliant International University Marshall Goldsmith School of Management Bright Green MBA. San Diego, CA. The core MBA curriculum is woven into a sequence of courses and experiences that prepare students to be not simply effective leaders, but effective triple-bottom-line leaders for a changing world. Students will attend the program in cohorts over a 24-month period (six terms). Course delivery is offered in a hybrid format. Cohorts of students will attend classes together over long weekends once a month, and via on-line delivery of classes in between the weekends. Two courses are offered in each term and students attend three terms per calendar year. Each term consists of three weekend sessions and approximately five one-hour on-line sessions. The exception to this is the Professional Practice course that will be offered throughout the six terms in small seminars. Courses are arranged in five strands: Foundations of Sustainability; Shifting Mindsets; Making the Business Case; The Strategy of Sustainability; and Professional Practice.

Alliant International University Marshall Goldsmith School of Management MBA Sustainable Business Concentration. San Diego, CA. The Concentration in Sustainable Management typically includes four courses: Sustainable management; Sustainable marketing; Environmental management reporting; and Leadership for the triple bottom line.

Anaheim University Online Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management. Anaheim, CA. The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge in the field of sustainable management from Anaheim University’s Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute. Students select 3 sustainable management courses from a choice of 4. Each course is 6 weeks long making it possible to finish the program in 18 weeks. The Certificate is offered 100% online.

Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute Online Diploma in Sustainable Management. Anaheim, CA. The Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management provides an opportunity to acquire expertise in the field of sustainable management from Anaheim University’s Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute. Students take 6 graduate-level sustainable management courses, including two customized capstone project courses. Each course is 6 weeks long making it possible to finish the program in under 9 months. The Diploma is offered 100% online.

Anaheim University Online MBA in Sustainable Management. Anaheim, CA. – The Online Green MBA empowers you to succeed in a fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible way. The Program includes: 6 courses in Business Administration from the Anaheim University Akio Morita School of Business Online Global MBA Track; 6 “Green” courses in Sustainable Management through the Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute.

Argosy University Master of Business Administration – Sustainable Management Concentration. Argosy’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) online program offered by the College of Business emphasizes leadership, action, and solutions. The Sustainable Management concentration stresses the development and implementation of sustainable business practices to create a competitive advantage. Our program enhances your professional abilities and gives you the skills sought by contemporary businesses. You can learn to identify challenges and opportunities, draw on technology and information, and use advanced analytical and planning approaches that position you to create positive changes for an organization. You can also build competencies in critical thinking, persuasive communication, systems analysis, change management, leadership, diversity and business ethics. As a student at Argosy University, you will join one of the largest graduate student communities in the nation and enjoy a collegial, supportive academic environment. You will take classes online in our interactive, user-friendly classroom and learn from seasoned faculty members.

Argosy University Online Doctor of Business Administration – Global Business Sustainability. The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program is designed to enhance your professional ability so that you can meet the dynamic needs of modern organizations and academic institutions. The Global Business Sustainability concentration is developed to meet the demands of a global economy, this program targets those seeking to enhance their expertise in sustainable management through the study and application of advanced topics. During the program you will conduct research projects of actual change efforts that will enhance your evaluation skills. You will also have the opportunity to hone your leadership strategies to continuously improve operations in times of adaptation and change.

Colorado Technical University Online Master of Business Administration – Environmental and Social Sustainability. In addition to the foundations of sustainable business, this program provides students with the knowledge they will need to apply the principles of the Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit) to modern industry. Course content is geared towards teaching students how to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of sustainable business and how it can be operationalized in an organization and evaluate organizational effectiveness using a triple bottom line approach. You can also learn to use entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial skills to work within an organization to bring about innovation and growth as well as ethically employ leadership skills, including effective judgment and decision-making.

Green Mountain College Online MBA in Sustainable Business Practices – The program begins with a brief residency designed to introduce students to faculty and to each other. Following the residency, a series of six-week online courses are taken sequentially, so students can focus on the content of each course as they proceed through the program. We emphasize the development of leadership skills and the use of teams to support learning. Students complete individual and virtual team projects by applying skills and knowledge needed for success in today’s business and nonprofit organizations.

Green Mountain College Sustainable Business Certificate (Sustainable Business Leadership Program) – This is an intensive four-week exploration into the theory and real world implementation of sustainable business – including an examination of the skills and knowledge you need to create positive bottom-line as well as environmental and social results.

Marylhurst University Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business – Energy Administration and Policy. Marylhurst University’s online Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business helps you take your MBA degree further with a groundbreaking and unique examination of the future of business. This concentration begins with a detailed study of environmental law. Permeating all facets of sustainable business management, environmental law deals with the policy and issues surrounding water availability and use, land use, waste disposal, and other concerns of sustainability-minded businesses. Next, students study and research the historical, economic, business, socio-cultural, and political factors that have affected energy policy in the United States. The future of energy policy and its effects on business at home and abroad will be covered. The concentration concludes with an analysis of environmental protection and policy.

Marylhurst University Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business – Green Development. Marylhurst University’s online Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business helps you take your MBA degree further with a groundbreaking and unique examination of the future of business. The green development concentration explains the details of what it takes to build green. Discover the environmental factors, government regulations, and laws that influence your building plans and construction efforts. Address the various political, regulatory, economic and social forces that impact urban planning and development. Learn what it takes to build sustainable communities and create an environmentally friendly and socially conscious business presence.

Marylhurst University Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business – Natural & Organic Resources. Marylhurst University’s online Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business helps you take your MBA degree further with a groundbreaking and unique examination of the future of business. The natural and organic resources concentration covers the practices and procedures associated with organic farming and ranching, and the effect these foods have on individuals as well as communities. The concentration also shows learners why sustainable management of natural resources is essential in business and for life across the globe.

Marylhurst University Online MBA in Sustainable Business – Renewable Energy. Marylhurst University’s online Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business helps you take your MBA degree further with a groundbreaking and unique examination of the future of business. A concentration in renewable energy sheds light on the environmental regulations and policy that impact business decisions, management, and the bottom line. Find out how environmental laws affect business, and how fuel alternatives and renewable energy sources can positively impact your business and marketing efforts, while providing a new perspective on energy consumption. Build a strategy for operational management as you learn to research and implement a plan that accounts for energy use, supply chain management, production, inventory and Total Quality Management (TQM).

New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Certificate – Environmental Sustainability. Newark, NJ. The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sustainability is designed to provide a broad understanding of environmental issues including interconnected natural and industrial ecosystems with tools to measure and understand these systems. Also covered in this online program are the values assigned by people and society to the environment and the policies and laws established to preserve, protect, manage and restore it. Courses will cover the key value of water and the chemical movements and transformations that occur as a way of understanding environmental process, their control and management. Students will gain an understanding of biological organisms in ecological processes, as well as their contribution to environmental technology in practice.

San Francisco Institute of Architecture MBA in Sustainability Distance Learning Program. San Francisco, CA
This is a low-cost, self-paced and self-managed program that features courses in eco politics, law and regulation;understanding ecology and climate Change; green capitalism; and ecological design.

South University Master of Business Administration – Sustainability. The South University Online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Sustainability is designed to prepare students for the practical application of sustainability concepts and practices in their business and professional careers. Graduates will be prepared for jobs such as Consultant, Departmental or sub-department Manager or individual contributor positions focused on responsibility for corporate social responsibility, sustainability or environmental concerns and social entrepreneurship. South University has campuses in: Savannah, GA; West Palm Beach, FL; Tampa, FL; Richmond,VA; and Montgomery,AL.

Walden University Online MBA Concentration in Sustainable Futures. Minneapolis, MN. – Students will develop the skills to manage large-scale change that adds value, contributes to a sustainable future, and responds to the needs of both organizations and society. Students will also explore ways to understand and improve relationships among individuals, organizations, and communities. This program teaches how to incorporate global awareness into planning, operations, and decision-making at all levels of an organization. Graduates will be able to develop innovative social responsibility practices as they help organizations respond in sustainable ways to their communities and the world.

Walden University Online MS in Leadership with a Specialization in Sustainable Futures. Minneapolis, MN. In this specialization, students focus on creating large-scale change that creates value, contributes to a sustainable future, and is responsive to organizational and societal needs. They will also explore multiple approaches to understanding and improving relationships among individuals, organizations, and communities. Students will develop the ability to practice social responsibility and learn to build new organizations that respond in sustainable ways to the community and the world, as well as incorporate global awareness into planning, operations, and decision-making.

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US Green MBA Program Directory

The Green Economy Post, is one of the premiere green and sustainable business sites on the Web, their directory of Green MBAs features profiles of over 80 programs from across the United States.

To find MBA programs click on the state you are interested in from the list below:

Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinios
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

At the time of this posting, the following states did not have any operational green MBA programs: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia.

If you are interested in studying in a state that does not yet have a green MBA programs, consider an online green MBA program.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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World's Best Green MBA Programs

In an article titled The Top 5 Green MBA Programs in America (Probably the World), Karin Kloosterman suggests that despite a slow economy there are opportunities for those with who pursue sustainability oriented degrees. She quotes a Bloomberg Businessweek article about the surge of green MBA programs, "sustainability represents one of the few potential bright spots in an otherwise dismal recruiting environment."

Here are Kloosterman's top green MBAs:

1. Presidio Graduate School

Offering a dual MBA and MPA in Sustainable Management, the Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco has built a curriculum based around three central concepts: sustainable systems, leadership, and business foundations. John Lehnert, a consultant for Expansion Media who began an MBA program at Presidio earlier this year, gave me his firsthand account of the green MBA degree and curriculum.

"The great reward of this program - with the mindshare of systems thinking - is the regularity with which my old assumptions are disrupted, as I learn how much fundamental change is needed to get the planet healthy again... Does that all sound squishy for b-school? Maybe at first glance, but it's what will work for companies in it for the long haul: looking as systems for impacts and influences, working with stakeholders and not just shareholders, and managing products and services even after they leave the factory or office. It's the only way we'll have the future we want. I'm loving the journey to get there."You can steal a partial list of John's green MBA reading list here.

2. Stanford University

A university as renowned as Stanford has a strong reputation in many fields, and so it is no surprise to see that it is offering a strong MBA program. Its Graduate School of Business now offers a twist, though, in the form of a Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability program. The program covers a range of issues related to sustainable business, and "explore[s] what it means to turn sustainable business practices into competitive advantage."

3. The University of Michigan

The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan is attempting to be green both within its core curriculum and the very architectural structure in which classes take place. It considers itself one of the world leaders in research and academic programming relating to sustainable enterprise, and uses its building as a demonstration of their commitment to the field.

The Ross building incorporates energy efficient and environmentally responsible features, such as energy efficient lighting, occupation sensors, skylights, three green roofs to insulate the building, and water saving mechanisms.

4. Bainbridge Graduate Institute

With a motto like "Changing Business for Good", you know that the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle means business. (Check out the video clip here to get a feeling for the school and the pro Green business, that is. The institute has taken a different approach, not merely "greenifying" a conventional MBA program, but constructing a specific MBA in Sustainable Business. The goal of the program is to "prepare graduates to create and manage successful, dynamic enterprises that build a better world."

5. Yale University School of Management

Located on the east coast (unlike many of the green MBA programs in California), the somewhat conventional business school at Yale has been infusing its MBA program with a more sustainable agenda. It has incorporated partnerships between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, hoping to create opportunities for greater strides in both fields. The program hopes to teach students to view business in a broader context - one that includes, among other things, the environment.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Stony Brook University's Sustainability focused BA Degrees

Stony Brook University now has five new sustainability-focused BA degrees. Stony Brook University's Sustainability Program Director, Martin Schoonen, Ph.D., says, "Our students will be exposed to many of the challenges facing today’s world, and through critical examination explore possible solutions to create and define sustainable models for future generations."

See the program description for each of the five BA degrees: Ecosystems and Human Impact, Environmental Humanities, Sustainability Studies, Environmental Design, Policy, & Planning and Coastal Environmental Studies.

Bachelor of Arts in Coastal Environmental Studies

“The Coastal Environmental Studies major, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address coastal environmental problems. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from physical sciences, natural sciences, and physical geography, combined with an understanding of environmental ethics, environmental policy, and environmental law.”

Bachelor of Arts in Coastal Environmental Studies

“The Coastal Environmental Studies major, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address coastal environmental problems. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from physical sciences, natural sciences, and physical geography, combined with an understanding of environmental ethics, environmental policy, and environmental law.”

Bachelor of Arts in Ecosystems and Human Impact

“The Ecosystems and Human Impact major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address the complex interaction of humans and natural environments. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from ecology, biology, genetics, anthropology, human ecology, geography, combined with an understanding of economics, ethics, and policy within a global perspective.”

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning

“The Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to understand and address complex issues related to development, land-use, urbanization, and suburban sprawl. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. The goal is to address the complex scientific, legal, ethical, political, environmental, and socio-economic issues that surround the development, management, and use of the built environment.”

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Humanities

This program “draws together a range of disciplines to explore human understanding and interpretation of nature. The curriculum integrates disciplines from social sciences and the humanities including: writing, literature, philosophy, history, anthropology, archaeology, and art and architectural history. The major prepares students to lead efforts to revitalize public understanding of the natural world through nature education, museum work, community organizing, literacy education, advocacy, business, writing and the arts.”

Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies

“The Sustainability Studies major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to understand and address the environmental, social, political, economic and ethical issues related to the transformation of our current societies to ones that are sustainable. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.”

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Harvard Corporate Sustainability Distance Learning Course

Harvard University is offering an open enrollment, distance learning course on sustainability. The fall 2011 course is focused on Corporate Sustainability.

This course explores sustainability from a corporate perspective with a focus on the global marketplace. The course covers all three responsibilities of sustainability: environmental stewardship, social well-being, and economic prosperity.

The course uses the case method approach to help students learn to communicate effectively with non-governmental organizations, government agencies, other companies, and the media. Through the cases, students come to appreciate the issues of sustainability at the corporate level.

The cost of the course is as follows: Noncredit, undergraduate credit $1,025, graduate credit $1,950.

For more information click here.

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E-Learning Course on the Legal Frameworks of Sustainability

A new online course is being offered for those who want to deepen their expertise by knowing more about the legal frameworks surrounding sustainability. The course is being offered from October 10 to November 4, 2011. The four week e-learning course titled "Legal Preparedness for the Green Economy," costs 350 euros or 505 USD.

The overall objective of this e-learning course is to enable self-paced training which aims to enhance the capacity of legal experts, and those in the public and private sector.

The course is not only intended for lawyers, it is also intended for environment specialists from the public and private sector and those involved with climate change, natural resources, energy and finance. The course is also well suited to those who do development work and officials from National Authorities, OECD, FAO, UNCBD and UNFCCC.

People who could benefit from this course include those involved with energy, natural resources, agriculture, social responsibility and other officers and managers of institutions and businesses. In effect, all of those who are overseeing the legal framework for the transition from the current “brown economy” to the Green Economy.

The course helps participants to recommend actions on how to strengthen sustainable development law, policy and practice to facilitate the emergence of a Green Economy (regulations, management system and procedures) in their countries.

Candidates should have a University degree and be working in the field of supervision of climate-related projects execution and have practical experience in that field.

Participants will acquire substantive knowledge and practical skills in a structured online learning sequence through case studies, role plays (whenever possible), online simulated exercises and sharing in-country best practices.

The e-learning course will have:
- Weekly online discussions through asynchronous discussion boards;
- Secure e-mail exchanges within the course portal;
- Exchange of documents;
- Sharing of participant profiles for better networking;
- Online IDLO mentoring moderators.

See the detailed course description here.

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Course Descriptions for Green Courses at San Diego State University College of Extended Studies

Here are the five course descriptions from San Diego State University College of extended studies:
1. Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction
2. Green Building Commissioning
3. Introduction to Renewable Energy
4. Energy Efficiency, Evaluation and Design
5. Overview of Sustainability

ENGR 0036 Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction
The purpose of this course is to give the student an overview of design and construction delivery systems for high performance green buildings. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will be reviewed in some detail along with sustainability evaluation systems, the vocabulary associated with green buildings, and an understanding of the physical limitations of the materials studied.

ENGR 0040 Green Building Commissioning
This course studies techniques to achieve the goals of green building standards during and beyond the construction of the building. It reviews the make-up of smart buildings and the incorporation of commissioning throughout the building lifecycle. Students will learn to identify and understand the objectives of integrated systems into building automation and the use of commissioning to verify the system performance. Focus is placed on understanding the interrelationship between the systems and monitoring for peak performance. Please note: This course replaces the Building Information Modeling (BIM) course that is no longer offered.

GE 0001 Introduction to Renewable Energy
This course will provide a top-level overview of the history, policy, jobs and economic issues driving the emerging renewable energy field. Students will learn the basics of key technical areas in the renewable field including solar energy, wind and wave energy, bio-algae energy, and energy issues and opportunities in careers related to retrofitting the built environment.

GE 0008 Energy Efficiency, Evaluation and Design
This course presents the key concepts and methods of energy efficiency. It explores how energy is converted into useful services and the role of increased efficiency in providing those services with less energy. The different forms of efficiency improvements and conservation are introduced, drawing upon examples in transportation, buildings, and industry. The practical implications of public policies, behavior, and economics are interspersed with technical and theoretical aspects. Key concepts include how to convert and design efficient solar energy designs.

SP 0001 Overview of Sustainability
This course provides an overview of sustainability and its history as it relates to the built environment from the economic, environmental, and social-equity development perspectives. Learn how researchers and analysts define sustainability, as well as how they measure and track progress. Gain knowledge of the three areas of importance: commercial and business, community leaders, and society. Study the triple bottom line, best practices, review policies, laws, codes, and standards. Understand AB 32 and its impact. A project which can be applied to the work environment will be developed. Learn about new trends and what kinds of green jobs are being developed.

For more information click here.

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