Minor · 18 credits
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Required core courses (9 credits): ATM 201 - Introduction to Climate and Climate Change 3 credits OR ATM 237 - World Climate and Atmosphere 3 credits; SUS 323 - Environmental Justice 3 credits; CME 491 - Sustainable Future through Renewable Energy 3 credits
Choose 2 courses
No more than one of each: ATM 305 / BIO 319 / BIO 336 / BIO 351 / BIO 385 / BIO 386 / ENS 311 / GSS 313 / GSS 314 / SUS 322 / SUS 326 / SUS 340 / SUS 343; CIV 355 / CIV 407 / CIV 422 / CIV 423 / CIV 424 / EST 391; COM 351 / COM 365 / COM 436 / ECO 335 / ECO 373 / EGL 317 / EGL 319 / SUS 321 / EGL 372 / GLI 320 / HIS 365 / JRN 438 / POL 371 / SOC 344 / SUS 307 / SUS 311 / SUS 317 / SUS 318 / SUS 362 / SUS 366 / PHI 366.
Elective courses (6 credits) Select 1 course from each of 2 different paths. Natural Sciences Path: ATM 305 - Global Atmospheric Change 3 credits; BIO 319 - Landscape Ecology Laboratory 3 credits; BIO 336 - Conservation Biology 3 credits; BIO 351 - Ecology 3 credits; BIO 385 - Plant Ecology 3 credits; BIO 386 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits; ENS 311 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits; GSS 313 - GIS Design and Application I 3 credits; GSS 314 - GIS Laboratory 1 credit; SUS 322 - Human Ecology 3 credits; SUS 326 - Conservation Genetics 3 credits; SUS 340 - Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease 3 credits; SUS 343 - Age of the Anthropocene 3 credits. Engineering Path: CIV 355 - Introduction to Data Science and AI for Civil Engineering 3 credits; CIV 407 - Transportation Economics 3 credits; CIV 422 - Introduction to Coastal Engineering 3 credits; CIV 423 - Coastal Engineering Planning and Design 3 credits; CIV 424 - Stormwater Management & Design 3 credits; EST 391 - Technology Assessment 3 credits. Social Sciences and Humanities Path: COM 351 - Team Collaboration and Community Engagement 3 credits; COM 365 - Talking Science 3 credits; COM 436 - Environmental Communication 3 credits; ECO 335 - Economic Development 3 credits; ECO 373 - Economics of Environment and Natural Resources 3 credits; EGL 317 - Energy Humanities and Literature 3 credits; EGL 319 - Ecology and Evolution in American Literature 3 credits; SUS 321 - Ecology and Evolution in American Literature 3 credits; EGL 372 - Topics in Women and Literature 3 credits; GLI 320 - Global, Cultural, and Environmental Issues 3 credits; HIS 365 - Environmental History of North America 3 credits; JRN 438 - Weathercasting & Environmental Reporting 3 credits; POL 371 - Politics of Climate Change 3 credits; SOC 344 - Environmental Sociology 3 credits; SUS 307 - Environmental Economics and Management 3 credits; SUS 311 - Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective 3 credits; SUS 317 - American Environmental History 3 credits; SUS 318 - American Environmental Politics 3 credits; SUS 362 - Resilient Communities 3 credits; SUS 366 - Philosophy of the Environment (III) 3 credits; PHI 366 - Philosophy of the Environment (III) 3 credits
Internship (488 course, or similar) or independent research with a faculty mentor (487 course, or similar), which must be approved in advance by the Climate Solutions Minor Director or Steering Committee.
Capstone (3 credits): Internship (488 course, or similar) or independent research with a faculty mentor (487 course, or similar), which must be approved in advance by the Climate Solutions Minor Director or Steering Committee.
At least 12 credits applied to the minor may not be applied to any major or other minor.
At least 12 credits applied to the minor may not be applied to any major or other minor.
Of the 6 credits that could be also applied to another major or minor, no more than one course can be from the electives list below.
Of the 6 credits that could be also applied to another major or minor, no more than one course can be from the electives list below.
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