Currently Approved Courses
for the Climate Science Concentration
Principles of Climate Science
| Course Name | Department/Section | Faculty Instructor | Credits and Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 6255 Climatology | Geography | Corene Matyas | 3, offered every spring |
| GLY 6075 Global Climate Change: Past, Present and Future | Geological Sciences | 3 | |
| SWS 5182 Earth System Analysis | Soil and Water Science | 3 | |
| GLY 6932 Global Sea Level Change | Geological Sciences | 3 |
System-Specific Climate Science
| Course Name | Department/Section | Faculty Instructor | Credits and Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCB 5338 Principles of Ecosystem Ecology | Biology | Jeremy Lichstein | 3, offered every fall |
| WIS 6934 Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences (Climate Change Ecology) | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | Brett Scheffers | 3 |
| OCP 6050 Physical Oceanography | 3 | ||
| SWS 6456 Advanced Biogeochemistry | Soil and Water Science | Stefan Gerber and Patrick Inglett | 3, offered alternate years |
| ENV 6932 Special Problems in Environmental Engineering | 3 | ||
| FNR 6564 Ecohydrology | 3 |
Quantitative Methods in Climate Science
| Course Name | Department/Section | Faculty Instructor | Credits and Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABE 5646 Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation | Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 3 | |
| SWS 5182 Earth System Analysis | Soil and Water Science | 3 | |
| SWS 6813C Modeling Land Biogeochemistry | Soil and Water Science | Stefan Gerber | 3 |
Human Dimensions in Climate Science
| Course Name | Department/Section | Faculty Instructor | Credits and Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| URP 6445 Exploration and Directed Study (Planning for Climate Change) | 3 | ||
| FNR 6669 Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation (Natural Resource Policy and Economics) | 3 |