Online Micro-Certificate: Climate Vulnerability & Adaptation + Elective 1 - 2026 Spring

The program requires that 4 courses be taken, each taking 2 weeks of study time. The program will take about 60 hours to complete. Each course in this program will require approximately 15 hours of learner’s time.

The program has 3 mandatory courses and 1 elective course chosen from the two options (this is not a self-paced program):

• Climate Change Science Application in Vulnerability Assessments
• February 2 – 13, 2026
• Climate Change Adaptive Capacity of Sustainable Forest Management
• February 16 – 27, 2026
• Climate Change Adaptation Development and Implementation
• March 2 – 13, 2026

In addition, students are required to take one of these courses to complete the certificate and now you are choosing the Elective 1 course.

• Elective 1: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Policy Implications and the Business Case for Adaptation (for those more interested in the business side)
• March 30 – April 10, 2026
• Introduction to Climate and Ecological Models for Forest Adaptation (for those more interested in the science side)
• March 30 – April 10, 2026