The Duke Certificate in Environmental Communications equips working environmental professionals with the skillset they need to implement successful communications campaigns with compelling, effective environmental messages. Offered by the Nicholas School of Environment, this non-degree program is based on a series of online courses that can be completed within one calendar year. The certificate requires completion of four courses, each of which is divided into approximately six one-hour, web-based sessions held weekly.

With experienced faculty and industry-leading professionals structuring the curriculum, our courses hone your social media, planning, writing, media, and strategy skills to provide a versatile communications toolset for voicing your organization's message. 

Courses include: 

- Environmental Communications for Behavior Change

- Envirronmental Social Marketing Strategy

- Social Media for Environmental Communications

- Writing for Environmental Professionals

- Environmental Communications Planning

- Documentary Studies electives through Duke Center for Documentary Studies