Climate Change Science and Adaptation Minor
Students will need to earn at least 26 credits to complete the Climate Change Science and Adaptation Minor. The minor may be earned simultaneously with a BA or BS degree or post baccalaureate in any major. Students can choose among a range of core and elective courses from the social and physical sciences. For students pursuing both the Geography major and the Climate Change Science and Adaptation Minor OR both the Environmental Science (or Studies) and the Climate Change Science and Adaptation Minor, courses presented for the minor must differ from the major by at least 12 credits.
Core Courses (16 credits)
Pick four from the following core courses, at least 2 courses must be 400-level:
Electives (10 Credits)
Please take at least three courses or a minimum of 10 credits from the following two lists. Students may petition the faculty advisor to approve other courses with significant climate change content.
Climate Change: Science Courses
Climate Change: Humanities and Social Science Courses
| Geog 345U | Resource Management | 4 |
| Geog 445 | Resource Management Topics | 4 |
| Geog 446 | Water Resource Management | 4 |
| Geog 450 | Climate and Society | 4 |
| ESM 335 | Introduction to Environmental Management | 4 |
| ESM 435 | Natural Resource Policy and Management | 4 |
| ESM 464 | Climate Adaptation: Managing Environmental Risks and Vulnerabilities | 4 |
| Ec 332U | Economics of Environmental Issues | 4 |
| Ec 410 | Economics of Climate Change | 4 |
| Ec 430 | Resource and Environmental Economics | 4 |
| Ec 444 | Economics of Green Power | 4 |
| Phl 310U | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| Phl 449 | Philosophy of Sustainability | 4 |
| PS 319U | Politics of the Environment | 4 |
| Soc 465 | Environmental Sociology | 4 |
| USP 313U | Urban Environmental Issues | 4 |
| USP 490 | Green Economics and Sustainable Development | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 26