Climate Science Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Students completing the Climate Science option will be prepared for a variety of careers in different areas related to climate, including
- research and technical fields,
- outreach, education, and communication, and
- policy and economics.
All students will gain skills in the areas of basic science, data collection and analysis, in addition to a rigorous curriculum in climate science. A broad set of electives will allow students to pursue additional course work to prepare them in their specific areas of interest. Some students may choose to pursue advanced degrees in related disciplines, whereas others will enter the job market directly.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Option specific Math and Science Requirements | ||
| PH 221 | RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 211 1 | 1 |
| Chemistry | ||
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | ||
| Physics | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 10 | |
| Option A | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS | ||
| Option B | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 212 | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 213 | ||
| Calculus | ||
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| Core Requirements | ||
| ATS 295 | OBSERVING CLIMATE | 3 |
| ATS 301 | CLIMATE DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| ATS 310 | METEOROLOGY | 4 |
| ATS 420 | PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATE: PHYSICS OF CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE | 4 |
| ATS 421 | CLIMATE MODELING | 4 |
| GEO 484 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| GEO 486 | QUATERNARY PALEOCLIMATOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOG 323 | ^CLIMATOLOGY | 4 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
| RESEARCH | ||
| THESIS | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least one course in Climate Impacts, Adaptation, or Mitigation: | 3 | |
| *TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND RISK | ||
| *ENERGY MATTERS | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| *CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE | ||
| *ENERGY ALTERNATIVES | ||
| BIOENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | ||
| Select at least one course in Policy or Economics: | 3-4 | |
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
or ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| *THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| Select an additional 15 credits of electives listed above or below: | 15 | |
| THERMODYNAMICS AND CLOUD MICROPHYSICS | ||
| ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION | ||
| ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES | ||
| COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| GLACIAL GEOLOGY | ||
| QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA | ||
| SNOW HYDROLOGY | ||
| ^POLAR OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| No more than two of the following may be used toward the 15 additional elective credits: | ||
| REMOTE SENSING I: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| REMOTE SENSING II: DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING | ||
| APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| LINEAR ALGEBRA I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| *SCIENCE WRITING | ||
| Total Hours | 80-81 | |
| 1 | Students taking PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS in this option are required to take PH 221 RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 211 concurrently |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Option Code: 836