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Climate Change Sciences Minor

Develop a robust understanding of climate change origins and effects

Our Alumni Have Careers As:

Geoscientists study past and current climate change drivers and effects on natural and human systems to better predict future climate changes and their ramifications.
Policymakers establish local, national, and international policies and agreements to enhance government cooperation and prioritize solutions and adaptations to climate change based on their understanding of climate change processes.
Engineers use their understanding of climate change processes and outcomes to design infrastructure to lessen impacts on society and natural systems.

Learn To

Understand the primary drivers of climate change on Earth

Use cutting-edge technology to elucidate past and current climate change effects

Recognize the wide-ranging impacts of climate change on human and natural systems

Climate Change Sciences Minor Overview

Understand Future Impacts

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society and natural ecosystems. This recognition has accelerated the scientific study of climate and the entire field has developed significantly over the past three decades.

Furthermore, it promises to be an important area of inquiry with broad policy implications in the future. International, national, regional, and local policies are being developed that are based on expectations of future anthropogenic climate change.

By completing a minor in climate change sciences, students will gain an appreciation for the origin and impacts of past and future of climate change.

Field Work

Sample Courses

Sample Courses Table
GGY 160 Our Changing Climate
GGY 230 Introduction to Weather and Climate
OCN 250 Coasts and Society
GGY 333 Applied Climatology
GLY 420 Global Climate Change
OCN 485 Relative Sea Level
GGY 426 Environmental Geographic Information Systems
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