This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
The Climate Change Studies Minor provides an interdisciplinary understanding of global climate change and its impacts. This versatile 18-credit minor requires 6 credits of foundational courses and 12 credits of electives that can be tailored to fit students' academic and career goals. Electives may be selected from the list below or upon the approval of a Climate Change Studies program advisor.
Of these 12 credits, no more than 7 may be from the same course designator.
Minor Requirements (18 credits)
Foundational Courses (6 cr)
GEOG 109 Introduction to Climate Change 3 Credits
CCS 121 Introduction to Climate Change Science 3 Credits
Select 6 credits from the list of courses above.
Elective Courses (12 cr)
BIO 132 Introductory Ecology 3 Credits
BIO 133 Laboratory in Introductory Ecology 1 Credit
BIO 436 Environmental Resources and Management 3 Credits
CE 376 Environmental Engineering 3 Credits
CHEM 406 Environmental Chemistry 3 Credits
CCS 491 Climate Change Studies Capstone 3 Credits
CM 110 The Built Environment and Global Society 3 Credits
COMM 451 Environmental Communication 3 Credits
ECON 380 Food Economics 3 Credits
GSCI 102 Environmental Justice in the 21st Century 3 Credits
GSCI 129 Introduction to Meteorology 4 Credits
GSCI 131 Environmental Geoscience 3 Credits
GSCI 135 Environmental Geoscience Laboratory 1 Credit
GSCI 141 Earth and Life History 3 Credits
GSCI 145 Earth and Life History Laboratory 1 Credit
GSCI 424 Geomorphology 4 Credits
GSCI 425 Glacial and Quaternary Geology 3 Credits
GSCI 431 Introduction to Hydrogeology 4 Credits
GSCI 441 Environmental Geochemistry 3 Credits
GSCI 455 Energy Science and Technology 3 Credits
GEOG 433 Issues in Environmental Protection 3 Credits
GEOG 445 Environmental Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 275 Soils and Vegetation Sustainability 3 Credits
SUST 275 Sustainable Soils & Vegetation 3 Credits
PHIL 241 Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
PS 455 Environmental Politics and Policy 3 Credits
PSY 125 Environment & Behavior 3 Credits
SOC 355 The Culture and Politics of Food 4 Credits
SUST 100 Search in Sustainability 3 Credits
SUST 140 Introduction to Sustainability 3 Credits
SUST 442 Field Methods in Sustainability 3 Credits
SUST 459 Field Studies in Sustainability 3 Credits
SUST 469 Readings in Sustainability 1 Credit
Select 12 credits from the list of courses above.
Total Credit Hours: 18