《发展与可持续性》研究了从地方，国家和地区级别到国际/全球级别在各种背景下以及在社会互动的各个层面上发生的人力，自然和物质资源可持续转变的问题，过程和前景。研究发展与可持续性就是在更广泛的环境变化背景下研究影响全球个人和群体生活质量的变化。发展与可持续性问题是紧迫而复杂的，并且常常超越传统学科的界限。为了对历史和当代过程取得平衡的理解，必须借鉴许多学科。这些学科包括但不限于：人类学，商业，传播，经济学，性别研究，地理，卫生，政治学，资源和环境管理以及社会学。发展与可持续发展研究生证书将大学的教师教学支持与
Development and Sustainability examines the problems, processes, and prospects for the sustainable transformation of human, natural, and material resources that occur in various contexts and at various levels of social interaction, from local, national, and regional levels to the international/global level. To study Development and Sustainability is to study the changes that affect the quality of life of individuals and groups globally, within the broader context of environmental change. The problems of Development and Sustainability are urgent and complex, and often transcend the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines. One must draw upon many disciplines in order to obtain a balanced understanding of historical and contemporary processes. These disciplines include, but are not limited to: anthropology, business, communications, economics, gender studies, geography, health, political science, resource and environmental management, and sociology. The Graduate Certificate in Development and Sustainability links faculty teaching support and research across the university. This enables students to coordinate their graduate studies by concentrating on development issues using a multidisciplinary approach. Students move through their programs in their departments while also being in regular contact with those with common interests in development across the university.