{"id":1846,"date":"2020-08-05T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=1846"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:56:35","slug":"sustainability-academic-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/sustainability-academic-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability academic programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sustainability academic programs<\/h1>\n<p>In 1973, Northern Arizona University started offering one of the first environmental science degrees in the nation, beginning NAU\u2019s long sustainability tradition.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to our undergraduate and graduate degrees with a sustainability focus, two-thirds of NAU\u2019s academic departments offer sustainability courses\u2014almost 250 courses in total.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainability Degrees and Certificates<\/h2>\n<p>Explore NAU&#8217;s degree programs related to sustainability, climate change, and environmental studies.<\/p>\n<h3>Bachelor Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ses\/environmental-and-sustainability-studies-bachelor-of-science\/\">B.S. Environmental and Sustainability Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ses\/environmental-sciences-bachelor-of-science\/\">B.S. Environmental Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/details?plan=ENVEGRBS&amp;catalogYear=2021\">B.S. Environmental Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Master&#8217;s Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/details?plan=SUSCMA&amp;catalogYear=2021\">M.A. Sustainable Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ses\/climate-science-and-solutions-master-of-science-catalog\/\">M.S. Climate Science and Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ses\/masters-in-environmental-sciences-and-policy\/\">M.S. Environmental Sciences and Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/details?plan=ENVEGRMS&amp;catalogYear=2021\">M.S. 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