Education and Research

Sustainability Course Inventory

For a full list of course offerings at UMB, visit SURFS.

To submit a missing course to our sustainability course inventory, please email sustainability@umaryland.edu.

The course inventory was last updated in October 2024 and lists courses for the Spring 2025 semester.

School of Graduate Studies Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
CIPP 650 Climate Change, Health, and Society Sustainability-Focused
CIPP 960 Global Women's Health Sustainability-Inclusive
ETHC 640 Ethics of Globalization Sustainability-Inclusive
INNO 603

Health Systems: Innovations for Universal Health Care

Sustainability-Inclusive
INNO 604 Urban Health and Social Innovation Lab Sustainability-Inclusive
INNO 605 Global Health and Social Innovation Practicum Sustainability-Inclusive
INNO 607 Global Health and Social Innovation Sustainability-Inclusive
MHS 605 Perspectives on Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
MHS 630 Essentials of Chronic Infectious Epidemiology Sustainability-Inclusive
MHS 633 Clinically Applied Concepts in Social and Behavioral Health Sustainability-Inclusive
PREV 664 Critical Issues in Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
PREV 668 Environmental and Occupational Health Sustainability-Inclusive
TOXI 609 Methods in Toxicology Sustainability-Inclusive
TOXI 611 Exposure, Risk, and Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
TOXI 621 Risk Assessment and Management Sustainability-Focused
TOXI 625 Aquatic Toxicology Sustainability-Focused

Francis King Carey School of Law Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
503C International Law Sustainability-Inclusive
504R Environmental Advocacy Sustainability-Focused
508V Supreme Court and the Environment Sustainability-Focused
511D Advanced Legal Research: International Law Sustainability-Inclusive
532U Global Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
535S Environmental Law Externship Workshop Sustainability-Focused
551Q Environmental Law Seminar: Federal Commercial Chemical Regulation  Sustainability-Focused
557B  Environmental Law Clinic  Sustainability-Focused
559B  Environmental Law Seminar: Global Environmental Law  Sustainability-Focused
587Q Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Sustainability-Focused
592Q U.S. Water Law Sustainability-Focused
596Q Advanced Legal Research: Emergency and Crisis Management Sustainability-Inclusive

 

School of Medicine Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
PH 715 Urban Health Sustainability-Inclusive
PH 717 Global Public Health Emergencies  Sustainability-Inclusive
PH 719 Global Public Health Law Sustainability-Inclusive
PH 727 Critical Issues in Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive

School of Nursing Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
NDNP 839 Integrated Practice and Leadership Clinic Sustainability-Inclusive
NELC 404 Advances and Trends in Pediatric Nursing Sustainability-Inclusive
NELC 408 Essentials in Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NELC 420 Environmental Health Sustainability-Focused
NELC 428 Foundations of Disaster Management  Sustainability-Inclusive
NRSG 609 Essentials and Practice in Global Health Nursing Sustainability-Inclusive
NRSG 610 Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NRSG 664 Critical Issues in Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NRSG 780 Health Promotion and Population Health Sustainability-Focused
NURS 354 Community and Population Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 512 Health Assessment Across Lifespan Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 612 Trends and Issues in Women's Health Care Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 730 Environmental Health I Sustainability-Focused
NURS 732 Program Planning and Evaluation in Community and Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 733 Leadership in Community and Public Health Nursing Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 735 Applied Toxicology Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 744 Research Seminar in Environmental Health Sustainability-Focused
NURS 750 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Environmental Health Sustainability-Focused
NURS 753 Practicum in Leadership in Community/Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 761 Populations at Risk in Community/Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 763 Environmental Health Nursing Practicum Sustainability-Inclusive
NURS 764 Advanced Environmental Health Sustainability-Focused
NURS 769 Society, Health, and Social Justice Sustainability-Inclusive

School of Social Work Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
SWOA 707 Social Policy & Social Change Sustainability-Inclusive
SOWK 720 Comparative Social Policy Sustainability-Inclusive
SOWK 766 International Social Welfare Sustainability-Inclusive

School of Pharmacy Sustainability Courses 

Course Number Course Title Sustainability-Focused or Sustainability-Inclusive
APEX 420 Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive
IPPE 401 Global Health Sustainability-Inclusive
PHAR 5010 Health Policy and Systems Sustainability-Inclusive
PHAR 5015 Public Health Sustainability-Inclusive

Sustainability Leadership Micro-Courses

The UMB Office of Sustainability has launched a series of online, asynchronous micro-courses about sustainability leadership. All three courses are now live and accessible to all UMB students, staff, and faculty. We are excited to offer these courses through The Learning Institute to meet the unique needs and schedules of our campus constituents while recognizing the value of sustainability education.

Interprofessional

Climate Change, Health, and Society Course 

In Spring 2024, the first interprofessional course for Climate Change, Health, and Society was introduced. CIPP650 is available to medical, science, law, and other professional students with the goal of providing foundational education in the science of climate change, health and societal impacts, and current and future solutions.

The course is offered each spring and open to professional and graduate students across UMB as well as the Marine, Estuarine, Environmental Sciences (MEES) Graduate Program. During the summer, students have the opportunity to participate in the UMB Provost's Climate Health & Resiliency Summer Internships. In the fall, there are planned speaker series and a daylong symposium created with a grant through the Center for Interprofessional Education at UMB.

Learn more about the course at the Climate Change, Health, and Society website.

Francis King Carey School of Law

Environmental Law Program 

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Environmental Law Program’s curriculum is one of the most extensive in the country, offering courses in a wide range of areas. In addition to taking a comprehensive Environmental Law survey course, students may choose from a variety of advanced courses and seminars to develop a deeper understanding of particular areas of interest.

These classes are taught by outstanding permanent and adjunct faculty who are experts in the field, including professor Robert Percival, JD, who is the principal author of “Environmental Regulation: Law, Science and Policy,” the most widely used environmental law casebook, and teaches, among other courses, an Environmental Law Seminar on Global Environmental Law.

For a list of regularly offered courses in the Environmental Law concentration, visit the School of Law’s website.

School of Nursing

Environmental Health Certificate 

The relationship between human health and our environment, including air (indoor and out), water, food, and products is a vital part of nursing assessments. To meet this growing need, the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) has developed a 12-credit Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Environmental Health for professional nurses. This program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of multidisciplinary and multi-agency roles in environmental health as well as the critical role they play in protecting environmental and public health

Community and Public Health Environmental Initiative 

UMSON’s Community and Public Health Environmental Initiative (CPHEI) provides health oversight for children and families served by Baltimore City Early Head Start (EHS), Head Start (HS), and Family Support Centers (FSCs). Graduate and undergraduate nursing students, under the supervision of licensed faculty and staff, conduct well-child physical exams and health screenings, as well as education.

CPHEI implements the Eco-Healthy Child Care Program, which recognizes that children’s surroundings — including the air they breathe, water and food they consume, and where they live, learn, and play — influence their health. This program is implemented in CPHEI-affiliated Early Head Starts, Head Starts, and Family Support Centers.