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e Climate Minor College of the Environment • University of Washington “Climate change is a problem that this generation of college students will have to grapple with. e climate minor provides a coordinated interdisciplinary approach to the study of climate that takes advantage of the incredible depth and breadth of climate science at UW.” —Professor LuAnne ompson Professor, Oceanography; Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric Sciences; JISAO Senior Fellow and Climate Minor Faculty Lead THE CLIMATE MINOR—OPEN TO ALL MAJORS e minor in climate science was approved by the University of Washington in Winter 2011 and is open to all students. e minor requires that students take 25 credits, including: one introductory course, one tools course, one integrative course (OCN/ATMOS/ESS 475), and courses from each of chemistry/biology of climate, physical basis of climate, and past climate. Students may also include a social science/policy/energy course. 10 credits may overlap with those required for a students’ major. e Governing Board for the UW Program on Climate Change (UW PCC) serves as the faculty committee that oversees the minor. e UW PCC integrates climate and climate change science from academic departments and research units across and beyond the Seattle campus, promoting interdisciplinary ap- proaches to addressing climate and climate change issues. For more information on the Program on Climate Change please visit http://uwpcc.washington.edu. Advising Majors: Atmospheric Sciences and Applied Math Melissa Pritchard, Atmospheric Sciences 206-543-4576 [email protected] Majors: Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Engineering and Physics Noell Bernard, Earth and Spaces Sciences 206-616-8511 [email protected] Majors: Oceanography,Chemistry Biology, Environmental Health Michelle Townsend, Oceanography 206-543-5039 [email protected] All other majors: contact the Program on Climate Change [email protected] 206-543-6521 The Climate Minor, offered through the College of the Environment, provides undergraduates with a unique opportunity to explore the science of climate in a multi- disciplinary context. The minor brings together coursework in climate chemistry and biology, physical climate and past climate through courses in Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Earth and Space Sciences and other science departments, with additional opportunities to explore policy, energy and human dimensions of climate change. Successful completion of the climate minor provides students with a strong inter- disciplinary foundation in climate science and will help to prepare students for graduate study in climate related fields. http://www.uwpcc.washington.edu/ ClimateMinor October 2012 Photos, left to right: ©2011 www.photos.com, UWHS, NASA, US National Guard, Courtesy of Jessica Lundquist, UW News and Info
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The Climate MinorCollege of the Environment • University of Washington
“Climate change is a problem that this generation of college students will have
to grapple with. The climate minor provides a coordinated interdisciplinary
approach to the study of climate that takes advantage of the incredible depth
and breadth of climate science at UW.”
—Professor LuAnne Thompson Professor, Oceanography; Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric Sciences;
JISAO Senior Fellow and Climate Minor Faculty Lead
THE CL IMATE MINOR—OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
The minor in climate science was approved by the University of Washington in Winter 2011 and is open to all students. The minor requires that students take 25 credits, including: one introductory course, one tools course, one integrative course (OCN/ATMOS/ESS 475), and courses from each of chemistry/biology of climate, physical basis of climate, and past climate. Students may also include a social science/policy/energy course. 10 credits may overlap with those required for a students’ major.
The Governing Board for the UW Program on Climate Change (UW PCC) serves as the faculty committee that oversees the minor. The UW PCC integrates climate and climate change science from academic departments and research units across and beyond the Seattle campus, promoting interdisciplinary ap-proaches to addressing climate and climate change issues. For more information on the Program on Climate Change please visit http://uwpcc.washington.edu.
Advising
Majors: Atmospheric Sciences and Applied MathMelissa Pritchard, Atmospheric [email protected]
Majors: Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Engineering and PhysicsNoell Bernard, Earth and Spaces [email protected]
Majors: Oceanography,Chemistry Biology, Environmental Health Michelle Townsend, [email protected]
All other majors: contact the Program on Climate [email protected]
The Climate Minor, offered through
the College of the Environment,
provides undergraduates with a
unique opportunity to explore the
science of climate in a multi-
disciplinary context. The minor brings
together coursework in climate
chemistry and biology, physical climate
and past climate through courses in
Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography,
Earth and Space Sciences and other
science departments, with additional
opportunities to explore policy,
energy and human dimensions of
climate change. Successful completion
of the climate minor provides
students with a strong inter-
disciplinary foundation in climate
science and will help to prepare
students for graduate study in climate
related fields.
http://www.uwpcc.washington.edu/ClimateMinor
October 2012
Photos, left to right: ©2011 www.photos.com, UWHS, NASA, US National Guard, Courtesy of Jessica Lundquist, UW News and Info
CORE COURSEWORK (6–10 credits)
One of… ESS 201: The Earth System and Climate (5) ATM S 211: Climate and Climate Change (5) ATM S 321: Science of Climate (3)
One of… OCEAN/FISH 452: Spatial Information Technology in Ecosystem Sciences (3) AMATH 301: Beginning Scientific Computing (4) Q SCI 381: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5) STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods (5)
APPROVED ELECTIVES (12 credits) One course from each focus area below to also include one course from each of the three departments: ATM S, ESS, and OCEAN.
CLIMATE CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OCEAN 400: Chemical Oceanography (4) OCEAN 430: Biological Oceanography (4) ATM S 358: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry (3) ENVIR/FISH 330: Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems (5) ATM S 458: Global Atmospheric Chemistry (4) BIOL 315: Biological Impacts of Climate Change (3)
THE PHYSICAL CLIMATE OCEAN 423: Ocean Circulation and Climate (3) OCEAN 210: Ocean Circulation (3) ATM S 301: Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences (5) ATM S 340: Introduction to Thermodynamics and Cloud Processes (3) ATM S 341: Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (3) ATM S 380: Weather and Climate Modeling (3) ATM S 431: Boundary-Layer Meteorology (3) ESS 416: Geophysics: The Atmosphere (3)
PAST CLIMATE AND ICE ESS 433: Environmental Change in the Glacial Ages (5) ESS 431: Principles of Glaciology (4) OCEAN 450: Climatic Extremes (4) ESS 461: Geological Time (3) OCEAN 497: The Changing Arctic Ocean (3)
POLICY ELECTIVEOne course from the list below may be used to reach 25 credits.
ENVIR/PHIL 416: Ethics and Climate Change (5) ENVIR/CHEM E/M E 442: Renewable Energy (4) ENVIR/CHEM E/M E 341: Energy and Environment (3) SCAND/EURO 351: Scandinavia, the European Union, and Global Climate Change (5) GEOG 480: Environmental Geography, Climate, and Health (5) SMEA 521: Governmental Responses to Climate Change (3) CEE 498C: Interdisciplinary Watershed Hydrology: Case Study of the Cedar River Watershed (5)* PHYS 217: Energy Future: The Technical and Social Barriers to Large-Scale Sustainable Energy (5)*
*Contact advisors for approval
INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (prerequisite: two core courses above)
ATM S/ESS/OCEAN 475: Current Research in Climate Science Seminar (3)
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