Climate Change Minor

Required Courses (16-20 credits):

• ENVI 110 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3 Credits
• ENVI 110L - Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab 1 Credits
• ENVI 353 - Global Climate Change 3 Credits
• ENVI 361 - Oceanography 3 Credits
• ENVI 453 - Climatology 3 Credits

• and choose from the following:

• ENVI 471 - Quaternary Paleoecology 3 Credits

• Or

• ENVI 170 - Earth Science 3 Credits
• ENVI 170L - Earth Science Laboratory 1 Credits

• and

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• ENVI 452 - Quaternary Environments 3 Credits

Electives (6 credits):

Students will choose 6 credits from the following:

• ENVI 270 - Earth History 3 Credits
• ENVI 356 - Water and Environmental Health 3 Credits
• ENVI 454 - Introduction to Hydrology 3 Credits
• ENVI 463 - Soil Genesis and Classification 3 Credits
• ENVI 465 - Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research 3 Credits
• ENVI 467 - Biogeography 3 Credits
• ENVI 479 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles 3 Credits
• ENVI 496 - Advanced Research 1-6 Credits
• ENVI 497 - Seminar in Advanced Topics 1-9 Credits

Note:

Students minoring in Climate Change must select their additional 6 hours from courses other than in their major. Other suitable courses may be approved by the advisor. Entry to the program requires permission of the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems.