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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Dimensions of Climate Change Minor

Minor Requirements:

This program combines basic climate science with training in vulnerability, mitigation, adaptation, ethics and communication. This interdisciplinary minor provides an integrative approach to learning about the human dimensions of climate change, developing a broad understanding of the systems involved, and providing a foundation to develop approaches in mitigation and adaptation.

Climate Science

One of the following:

GEOG 152 - Climate and Life Credit(s): 4
GEOG 341 - Climate and Climate Change Credit(s): 3
MAST 215 - Understanding Climate Change Credit(s): 3

Vulnerability:

One of the following:

ANTH 440 - Disaster Anthropology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 417 - Seminar in Climate Change Credit(s): 3
SOCI 323 - Sociology of Risk Credit(s): 3
SOCI 471 - Disasters, Vulnerability & Development Credit(s): 3

Mitigation:

One of the following:

ENEP 426 - Climate Change Policy Credit(s): 3
MAST 439 - Renewable Energy & Climate: Law, Regulation and Environment Credit(s): 1-3
MAST 462 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3

Adaptation:

One of the following:

ENSC 370 - Energy on Earth Credit(s): 3
GEOG 229 - Climate Change and Food Security Credit(s): 3
GEOG 419 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice Credit(s): 3
SOCI 325 - Disasters and Society Credit(s): 3

Ethics:

One of the following:

ANTH 354 - Global Humanitarianism Credit(s): 3
GEOG 203 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
PHIL 448 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
POSC 230 - Introduction to Politics and Social Justice Credit(s): 3

Communication:

One of the following:

ENGL 230 - Introduction to Environmental Humanities Credit(s): 3
ENGL 334 - Studies in Environmental Humanities Credit(s): 3
GEOG 416 - Climate Fiction, Science, and Communication Credit(s): 3

Credits to Total a Minimum of 18

Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year