Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Community Development
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New Program
Program start dates
Online
| January 17, 2011 | schedule, costs & curriculum |
Sustainable development is the human imperative of the 21st century, requiring fundamental changes in the way we do business, the way we make decisions, and the way we govern ourselves.
The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Community Development responds to the growing need for leaders in our communities who excel at understanding and leading sustainable development. This six-month interdisciplinary graduate program builds a foundation of best practices for sustainability and community engagement. The program focuses on developing leadership skills to integrate the economic, social and environmental capacities of developing sustainable communities.
Royal Roads University is a leader in delivering relevant, applied and professional programs that align with our faculty’s advanced research, including Dr. Ann Dale’s current research related to sustainable community development. Dr. Dale is a Royal Roads University professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Community Development and a Trudeau Foundation research fellow.
Who it’s for
Sustainable community development is for anyone interested to make positive sustainable change happen such as:
Sustainable community development is for anyone interested to make positive sustainable change happen such as:
- Current and future leaders committed to creating positive change
- Developers, builders and real-estate professionals
- Architects and landscape architects
- Elected officials
- Urban and rural planners
- Transportations professionals
- Staff of non-profit organizations
- Local, provincial, and federal government administrators and project managers
- Lawyers, financiers and community advocates
Graduates will be able to expand their own practices and expertise and/or work alongside experts in the hard sciences and economic specializations to bring insight into why and how human systems in communities develop capacities for sustainability and wellbeing.
Applicants who do not have the formal academic education to qualify for admission may be assessed on the basis of both their formal education and their informal learning, in accordance with the Flexible Admission Policy.
