{"id":32,"date":"2024-02-13T12:34:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:24:19","slug":"on-campus-undergraduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/on-campus-undergraduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Campus Undergraduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/Woman-on-bed-signing-contract-e1707855303736.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;On-campus Undergraduate Certificate Program&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 mt-xl-12 mb-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">The biomimicry Undergraduate Certificate Program <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biomimicry is an emerging discipline that seeks to emulate life\u2019s strategies for human design with a particular emphasis on complexity science. This 19-credit certificate provides a comprehensive introduction to biomimicry while developing the skills to innovate inspired by nature. The certificate is designed to empower future change-agents from a wide variety of disciplines who are passionate about learning from the natural world, and want to bring the practice of biomimicry into their chosen field. The certificate offers an opportunity for students to foster sustainable solutions by asking the question:&nbsp;<em>What would nature do?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure of the undergraduate biomimicry certificate allows students to gain a specialization that compliments their current field of interest. The program is designed to prepare students to bring biomimicry to their discipline and career path upon graduation, enhancing skills and increasing employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biomimicry Center and School of Complex Adaptive systems administer this program. For more information and details on how to enroll, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofsustainability.asu.edu\/degrees-and-programs\/certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/scas.asu.edu\/degree-programs\/undergraduate-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he School of Sustainability certificate page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button my-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/program-faqs\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"Program FAQs\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\"    >Program FAQs <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/biomimicry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/ASU-West-Campus-012.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uds-section bg-color bg-gray-1 mt-0 pb-10\" ><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">About the certificate<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-3)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An understanding of biomimicry is increasingly attractive for jobs related to a wide range of fields (such as sustainability, engineering, design, business, architecture, etc). The knowledge, competencies, and skills students will have upon completion of this certificate includes the ability to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integrate biomimicry thinking into any discipline-specific opportunity resulting in biomimetic outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply Life\u2019s Principles to specific needs within one\u2019s discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitate the integration of biology into design within one\u2019s discipline using biomimicry thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide processes in one\u2019s discipline towards sustainability from a biomimetic perspective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interpret observations in nature with a functional lens for design applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Plan of study<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"card-3\" class=\"wp-block-group accordion is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"accordion-item mt-3 accordion-item-gold \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapse collapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5_header\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga=Requirements (19 credits total)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-name=\"onclick\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-event=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-type=\"click\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-region=\"main content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-section=\"default\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><span class=\"card-icon mb-0\"> <i class=\" mr-0\"><\/i>Requirements (19 credits total)<\/span><span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5_header\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"collapse \"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_091ab30a8947cbd71c4193f315d9e6c5\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<p>The biomimicry certificate requires 19 credit hours of study. The program includes 13 credit hours of core courses, and 6 credit hours of electives (including a capstone). Admission to the certificate program requires a minimum GPA of 3.0. Undergraduate students must earn a grade of \u201cB\u201d or better in all courses to be eligible for the certificate.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item mt-3 accordion-item-gold \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapse collapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e_header\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga=Core courses (13 credits required)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-name=\"onclick\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-event=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-type=\"click\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-region=\"main content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-section=\"default\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><span class=\"card-icon mb-0\"> <i class=\" mr-0\"><\/i>Core courses (13 credits required)<\/span><span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e_header\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"collapse \"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_50a90e6264333110597dc4accf2a922e\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<p>The following courses are required as part of the Undergraduate Biomimicry Certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>SOS 110: Sustainable World (includes Introduction to Biomimicry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BMY 230\/BIO 230: How Nature Works (and lab)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BMY 402: Principles of Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BMY 404: The Practice of Biomimicry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BMY 230\/BIO 230: How Nature Works (and lab)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Available  Spring and Fall Semesters)<br><\/em>How Nature Works teaches biology through the lens of function, thereby providing a core understanding in biology for all students, no matter their background. This course will explore the process of scientific discovery and how biological knowledge can inform other disciplines. Each week, we will investigate a new topic regarding how ecosystems and organisms function\u2014e.g., How do ecosystems cycle nutrients? How do animals move through air, water, and on land? How do organisms defend themselves against disease? By the end of this course, students will have learned core concepts in biology as well as how these concepts apply to other disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BMY 402: Principles of Life<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Available Yearly Spring Semester)<\/em><br>Principles of Life is a course exploring nature\u2019s universal design guidelines based on 3.8 billion years of successful strategies across all life. This course develops participants\u2019 understanding of the deep patterns found in nature, and acts as an introduction into one of the tools of biomimicry, including the review and study of life\u2019s operating conditions on Earth, the six primary principles, and their related sub-principles. This course gives participants the knowledge necessary to bring these design guidelines into practice and provides opportunity to integrate them into one\u2019s discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BMY 404: The Practice of Biomimicry<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Available Yearly Spring and Fall Semester)<\/em><br>The Practice of Biomimicry course will explore the process of nature-based design from a methodology-based approach. This course is a deep dive into the biomimicry process and reviews how biology and biomimicry can be incorporated into the four major phases of any design process: scoping, discovering, creating, and evaluation. It introduces the art of translating biological concepts into strategies for application and building a taxonomy of design principles. The course includes a practicing tools component and a final multi-week group project, and will offer students the structure for which biomimicry can be put to practice.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item mt-3 accordion-item-gold \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapse collapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01_header\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga=Electives (3 credits required)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-name=\"onclick\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-event=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-type=\"click\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-region=\"main content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-section=\"default\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><span class=\"card-icon mb-0\"> <i class=\" mr-0\"><\/i>Electives (3 credits required)<\/span><span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01_header\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"collapse \"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_eab66ebc87503b6e43bce756cf7d6d01\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<p>Biomimicry-focused elective (in student\u2019s discipline)- will be approved on an individual basis by The Biomimicry Center and School of Sustainability. This course must be upper-division and biomimicry-related, ideally making a connection between the student\u2019s major and the certificate (3 credits). Students can work with their advisor to select a course that meets these requirements. The Biomimicry Center works with over 47 affiliate faculty who instruct courses that incorporate biomimicry in many different disciplines- see the Affiliate Faculty page on our website to explore more.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item mt-3 accordion-item-gold \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapse collapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4_header\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga=Practicum (3 credits required)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-name=\"onclick\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-event=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-type=\"click\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-region=\"main content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-section=\"default\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><span class=\"card-icon mb-0\"> <i class=\" mr-0\"><\/i>Practicum (3 credits required)<\/span><span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4_header\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"collapse \"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"Accordion_block_1805b26c00bd02883d29cbcdac7e91f4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<p><strong>Biomimicry-focused Practicum:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biomimicry Practicum is a course allowing for multi-disciplinary experimentation and creative activity within the field of biomimicry. This practicum is designed to engage undergraduate students in dive deep using the biomimicry tools and resources presented during the courses in the certificate and to apply them selectively to a specific and unique opportunity of the student\u2019s choosing within their discipline. The Practicum acts as a platform to connect students to research and design a self-defined project in a collaborative setting. Successful completion of the Practicum (or its equivalent in one\u2019s discipline) partially fulfills the graduation requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate in Biomimicry.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uds-section bg-color bg-gray-1 pb-10\" ><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Advising<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate students that have questions about this program or wish to enroll in the certificate must meet with a College of Global Futures advisor to complete an academic plan and required paperwork. 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