Overview
The Climate Science and Policy minor introduces the student to the study of the earth's oceans and atmosphere, the life within, and climate.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MSC 346 | Climate Science and Policy | 3 |
| Select three of the following (List A): 1 | 6-9 | |
| Introduction to Weather and Climate 2 | ||
or ATM 103 | Survey of Modern Meteorology | |
| Climate and Global Change | ||
| Earth's Climate Past and Future | ||
| Introduction to Marine Geology | ||
| Introduction to the Physics of Climate 3 | ||
| Climatology and Extreme Weather | ||
| Sea Level Rise | ||
| Earth's Ancient Atmospheres, Climates, and Sea Levels | ||
| Select one of the following (List B): 1 | 3-6 | |
| Coastal Law | ||
| Ocean Law | ||
| Ocean Policy | ||
| Decision Making and the Environment | ||
| Climate Law | ||
| Approved Statistics Course 4 | 0-3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15-18 | |
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All majors, except Meteorology and Oceanography majors, must take 9 credits from List A and 3 credits from List B. Meteorology and Oceanography majors must take 6 credits from List A and 6 credits from List B.
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Meteorology and Oceanography majors cannot use ATM 102 / ATM 103 from List A as part of their 6 credits required from List A.
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Meteorology majors cannot use ATM 307 towards their minor.
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Students from a program without a statistics requirement must also take an approved course in statistics increasing this to an 18 credit hour minor: MSC 204, MTH 224, ECS 204, EPS 351, ISE 311, MAS 201, MAS 311, NUR 202, PSY 291, PSY 292.
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Only those courses passed with a grade of “C-” or higher may be applied to the minor. Courses used towards a minor must be above and beyond those used for the major. The Climate Science and Policy minor fulfills the requirements of the People and Society or STEM cognate.
