Natural Hazards Resilience Certificate
These certificate courses train researchers and practitioners who can help the public, non-profit, and private sectors become more resilient in the face of natural hazards and disasters and adapt to the effects of a changing climate.
To apply to this certificate, students must have completed a bachelor’s degree. This certificate program is hosted by the Department of City and Regional Planning, but it is designed for students from a range of academic disciplines, such as public policy, geography, climate science, and engineering.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| PLAN 655 | Planning for Natural Hazards and Climate Risk | 3 |
| PLAN 656 |  Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation | 3 |
| PLAN 754 | Natural Hazards Resilience Speaker Series | 1 |
| Electives | ||
| 3 minimum credit hours of elective courses are required from the lists below. These lists are not exclusive. With advisor or director approval, additional courses may fulfill this requirements. | 3 | |
| Minimum Hours | 10 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| UNC Electives | ||
| ENVR 525 | Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Global Health | 3 |
| ENVR 600 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| ENVR 765 | Space Time Exposure Mapping and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| ENVR 788 | Managing Environmental Financial Risk | 3 |
| ENVR/PLAN 548 | Sustainable Energy Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 804 | Research Seminar in Social Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 811 | Seminar/Readings in Earth System Science and Biophysical Geography | 3 |
| HPM 420 | Community and Public Health Security: Disasters, Terrorism, and Emergency Management | 3 |
| HPM 422 | Emergency Management I: Analytic Methods | 3 |
| PLAN 647 | Coastal Management Policy | 3 |
| PLAN 740 | Land Use and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| PLAN 741 | Land Use and Environmental Planning | 3 |
| PLAN 744 | Development and Environmental Management | 3 |
| PLAN 745 | Development Impact Assessment | 3 |
| PLAN 752 | Project and Site Planning | 3 |
| PLAN/ENEC 641 | Watershed Planning | 3 |
| SOWO 709 | Special Topics in Human Behavior and Social Environment | 1-6 |
| Duke Electives 1 | ||
| ECS 550 | 3 | |
| ECS 570 | 3 | |
| ENV 550 | 3 | |
| ENVIRON 775 | 3 | |
| LAW 298 | 3 | |
| NC State Elective 1 | ||
| LAR 535 | 3 | |
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Please note that Duke and NC State courses will have to be transferred to UNC.
