Apr 19, 2024

2023-2024 General Catalog

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Climate Change and Energy - Minor

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

(15 credits required)

To graduate with the Climate Change and Energy minor, a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required in minor coursework.

The following three courses are required:

GEO 1360 - Planet Earth (BPS) 3 credit(s) (Climate Change on Earth)
GEO 3150 - Energy in the Twenty-first Century (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s) or
PHYS 3150 - Energy in the Twenty-first Century (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s)
PSC 4820 - Challenges in Climate Change and Energy 3 credit(s)

In addition to completing these required courses, students must select one course from each of the following two categories:

Climate Science

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s)
PSC 5680 - Paleoclimatology 3 credit(s) or
WATS 5680 - Paleoclimatology 3 credit(s)

Socioeconomic

APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 5550 - Sustainability: Concepts and Measurement 3 credit(s)