The Ecological Design Certificate is a design-based, interdisciplinary program that provides an educational foundation for students with a specific interest in applying ecological and sustainability principles and practices into the design and planning of natural and human-made systems at all scales. The Ecological Design Certificate Program provides explicit curricular structure in ecologicallyinformed design to encourage critical thinking across disciplines in keeping with the University's commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry and to provide students with a unique set of skills for professional practice.