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University of Montana Catalog 2026-2027

Environmental Justice Certificate

The Certificate in Environmental Justice offers students an integrated social science and humanities approach for understanding, analyzing and problem-solving around domestic and international environmental inequalities and injustices.

General Certificate Requirements

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

Post-Secondary Certificate - Environmental Justice

Course Requirements

Required Courses
Complete two of the following courses: 6
TEK of Indigenous Peoples
Food Justice and Sustainability
Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions
Electives
Complete 9 credits of the following courses:9
Dismantling Racism: From Theory to Practice
Race and Minorities
Food and Culture
Native Peoples of Montana
Indigenous Peoples & the Ethics of Development
Sustainability Reporting
Health and Culture: A Global Perspective
Principles of Epidemiology
Earth Ethics
Writing the Earth: Workshop on Nature, Environment & Justice
Internship
TEK of Indigenous Peoples
Social Issues: The Mekong Delta
Food Justice and Sustainability
Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions
Intro to GIS and Cartography
African American History Since 1865
The Black Radical Tradition
Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment
Native American Beliefs and Philosophy
Tribal Sovereignty
Climate Change Ethics and Policy
Environment & International Development
Environmental Philosophy
Science and the Environment
Global Environmental Politics
State and Local Government
Environmental and Occupational Health
Race, Gender & Class
Sociological Research Methods
Social Stratification
Green Criminology
Social and Political Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
Feminist and Queer Theories and Methods
Total Hours15