University Catalog 2023-2024

Climate Change & Society (MR)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses19
Fundamentals of Climate Change Science
Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science and Technology
Adaptation to Climate Change
Barriers to Climate Change Literacy
Climate Change Communication
Introduction to Research Ethics
Special Topics in Atmospheric Science (Applied Climate Experience)
Statistics Requirement3
Select one of the following:
Statistical Methods For Researchers I
Special Topics in Atmospheric Science (Quantitative Analysis of Climate Change Science)
Environmental Requirement3
Select one of the following:
Environmental Policy
Environmental Assessment Law & Policy
Global Environmental Law and Policy
Elective Courses6
Select six credit hours of the following:
Freshwater Ecology
Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes
Irrigation and Drainage
Watershed Monitoring and Assessment
Energy and Climate
Group/Team Communication
Risk Communication
Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations
Communication and Social Change
Communication Networks
Environmental Stressors
Environmental Risk Assessment
Environmental Exposure Assessment
Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
Environmental Assessment Law & Policy
Usability Studies for Technical Communication
Wildland Fire Science
Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Ethics in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
Cartographic Design
Spatial Problem Solving
Geospatial Forum
Principles of Physical Oceanography
Principles of Biological Oceanography
Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology
Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy
Public Organization Behavior
Environmental Policy
Global Environmental Law and Policy
Total Hours31

Full Professors

  • Jay Levine
  • Walter Robinson

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Roberto Javier Mera

Emeritus Faculty

  • Fredrick Semazzi