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About This Program
The climate change awareness and leadership graduate certificate at American Military University (AMU) explores the phenomenon of climate change and its influence on the future of business, government, and environmental policy.
You will learn the science behind climate change and global warming. This six-course online program begins by exploring how mankind must adapt to climate change. Your studies further examine climate change relative to:
- Leadership
- Management
- Planning
- Analysis
Your climate change certificate includes a major research project.
What You Will Do
- Assess the science behind climate change and global warming
- Evaluate climate change impacts on the environment and society
- Apply management and leadership skills appropriate to climate change adaptation
- Integrate climate change theory into practical application by completing a research project in the field
Program at a Glance
Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Climate change and global warming are real, and science has coalesced around the fact that mankind’s activities are causing or contributing to the rapid global warming that is currently in progress. Mankind’s input into the equation is the burning of carbon fuels, which releases unprecedented levels of carbon dioxide, a highly potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. The field of emergency management typically divides activities into four components: planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. It is now time to add a fifth component: adaptation. Mankind’s activities have programmed into the future climate somewhere between one and six degrees Celsius of warming, and a significant but as yet incalculable amount of sea level rise. We do not have the option of stopping or reversing these events, so we must adapt if our civilization is to survive. The student will begin by examining the science itself, courtesy of the Climate Reality Project. The student will examine how the US government has evaluated the situation in the National Climate Assessment. The student will look at both the pessimistic and optimistic possibilities that our future could hold. Students will select a book from a supplemental reading list and report on their topic of choice in the forums. To conclude, students will create a personal Climate Change Adaptation Plan for themselves, their families, and/or their organizations.
Course ID: 4698
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4847
Course ID: 2743
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2708
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/21/22 - 11/04/22 | 11/07/22 - 01/01/23 | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2668
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2730
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3982
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2709
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/21/22 - 11/04/22 | 11/07/22 - 01/01/23 | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2705
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/21/22 - 11/04/22 | 11/07/22 - 01/01/23 | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3885
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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12/28/21 - 06/03/22 | 06/06/22 - 07/31/22 | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/22 - 07/01/22 | 07/04/22 - 08/28/22 | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/22 - 07/29/22 | 08/01/22 - 09/25/22 | Summer 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/29/22 - 09/02/22 | 09/05/22 - 10/30/22 | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/22 - 09/30/22 | 10/03/22 - 11/27/22 | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
Admission Requirements
- All AMU master's degree/graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
- Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
- There is no fee to complete the AMU admission application. View steps to apply.
Materials Cost
Technology fee: $65 per course | $0 for active-duty military, National Guard members, and Reservists.
Need Help?
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1Alumni Graduated with No APUS-incurred Student Loan Debt As of December 31, 2021
Includes alumni who graduated with an associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from APUS. Student loan debt is defined as student loans and private education loans used for tuition, fees, living expenses, and book costs associated with courses taken at APUS. Many APUS students receive military tuition assistance and veterans education benefits, which are not student loan debt.
*Cost Per Credit Hour
To minimize out-of-pocket costs, U.S. active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists receive a tuition grant that caps undergraduate, master's degree, and graduate certificate tuition at $250/credit hour. In addition, a university book grant provides no-cost textbooks and ebooks for all undergraduates and military-tuition-grant-eligible master’s-level students.
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