The Certificate in Sustainability rewards your choice to focus on human and environmental issues that are increasingly important in today’s world. Study across disciplines to understand issues such as: climate change, food security, renewable energy, biodiversity and social inequality.

Set your degree apart without overloading. The certificate is ideal if you want to focus on sustainability within your current program. As an embedded certificate, you can count courses you're already taking for a major or minor.

Get more from experiential learning. The certificate’s integrative project gets you out of the classroom to solve real world challenges. You can go deeper into a previous school project, or build off an internship, volunteer or fieldwork experience. It's a chance to step back and critically develop your ideas with an advisors' mentorship.

Get ready to make a difference. The certificate will give you a welcome edge when hitting the job market. Beyond improving your resume, certificate students gain access to professional development and networking opportunities. Our alumni are making real contributions to their fields and working in places like the Pembina Institute, Stantec and the Government of Alberta.

Eligibility

There is no cost to apply for or complete the certificate. As an embedded certificate, you earn the designation while completing an undergraduate program in one of ten faculties—no need to switch programs. Eligible faculties include:

  • Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences

  • Arts

  • Augustana Campus

  • Business

  • Campus Saint-Jean

  • Education

  • Engineering

  • Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation

  • Native Studies

  • Science

Engineering students can earn the certificate by counting program electives, complementary studies electives, and impact of technology on society courses. Please consult the engineering students guide to learn which courses are eligible in each program.

Requirements

To earn the certificate, you must complete 12 credits of coursework:

At least ★3 must be taken outside of a student’s primary faculty.

You must also complete and present an integrative capstone project. This is non-credit work completed outside of the classroom. It can take the form of a reflection paper, a research poster, or even creative forms like a video or podcast.

For full details, please read the Certificate Requirements document.

Enroll

You can enroll in any year of your degree, as long as you can complete all certificate requirements by the deadline to graduate. We recommend that most students enroll prior to their final semester.

Questions?

Contact Apryl Bergstrom, Academic Sustainability Coordinator

Email: apryl@ualberta.ca

The above information is retrieved from https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/study/certificate/index.html

Sustainability Scholars

Sustainability Scholars sponsors University of Alberta graduate students to work on applied research projects with Edmonton-area institutions. Over 15 weeks, successful applicants work with professional mentors, earn up to $6,000 and complete 250 hours of project work.

Application Requirements

You may apply for a maximum of 3 positions, and you will not be able to work in more than one position.

Applications consist of a professional resume (1-2 pages) and a cover letter. We strongly recommend you tailor your cover letter to each position.

After reviewing this year's internship postings, apply for the positions of your choice using the Career Centre's job portal.

Eligibility

Masters and Ph.D. students in any discipline may apply. Applicants must:

  • Enroll full-time or part-time as a graduate student at the University of Alberta in Winter Term 2021.

  • Be available to work up to 250 hours on the internship, attend an orientation session, and publicly present their work at the end of the placement.

  • At no time during their degree can applicants have worked over 390 hours in any other Graduate Student Internship Program.

How to Apply

Please follow these guidelines for applying on Campus Bridge:

  1. On Campus Bridge, log in as a student.

  2. In the navigation menu, select Graduate Student Internship Program (GSIP), then select GSIP Job Postings.

  3. Make a Job Search and under Organization, type "Sustainability Scholars".

  4. Before clicking Search Job Postings, check Show all postings regardless of targeted program to ensure you can see the full range of positions.

  5. Select the project that you would like to apply for. Do another quick review of the job description and requirements.

  6. Select Apply and you will then be able to upload your documents.

    1. Upload a unique cover letter and name it after the position.

    2. Upload a resume.

  7. Select Create a customized application package

    1. Using the dropdown menus, select the appropriate cover letter and resume.

    2. Please name the package in the format "Last-name Sustainability Scholars no1"

    3. Submit application

  8. If you are applying for another position, repeat the process

    1. On the page to Create a customized application package, you should select Click if you need to upload a new document. This will allow you to upload a new cover letter, and possibly a different resume too.

Questions?

Contact Justis Allard-Hagan, Project Planner - Internships and Experiential Learning

Email: justis@ualberta.ca

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