Climate, Weather and Society Minor
Students minoring in Climate, Weather and Society will be provided with an introduction to atmospheric principles and meteorological phenomena such as heat waves, drought, hurricanes and severe thunderstorms. The minor is suitable for students who wish to be informed about this field and who might pursue careers in environmental policy, emergency management, mass communication, government, and industry, or graduate work in environmental or physical geography.
The minor is awarded upon completion of a minimum of 21 units of required and elective courses. The Department of Geography and Environmental Planning will accept up to 6 units of electives from other departments. Note that some of the electives may have prerequisites associated with them.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEOG 101 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 373 | CLIMATOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOG 377 | METEOROLOGY | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select twelve units from the following: 1 | 12 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
or CHEM 131 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE | |
| GEN COMPUTER SCI | ||
| TELEVISION STATION OPERATIONS 2 | ||
| ELECTRONIC MEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION 2 | ||
| BROADCAST PERFORMANCE 2 | ||
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| SOILS AND VEGETATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY | ||
| QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| STUDIES IN NATURAL HAZARDS | ||
| SEVERE AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER | ||
| ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING: DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE TO POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY | ||
| FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS | ||
| GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING INTERNSHIP 3 | ||
| DIRECTED READNGS IN GEOGRAPHY 4 | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN GEOGRAPHY 5 | ||
| OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| CALCULUS FOR APPLICATIONS | ||
or MATH 273 | CALCULUS I | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS I; NON CALCULUS-BASED | ||
or PHYS 241 | GENERAL PHYSICS I CALCULUS-BASED | |
| Total Units | 21 | |
- 1
Of the 12 required units of electives, 6 units must be chosen from Geography (GEOG) courses.
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Students who are interested in broadcast meteorology may take Electronic Media and Film (EMF) courses with the permission of the EMF department chair.
- 3
Maximum 3 units of GEOG 491 may be applied to the minor. Internship must be related to the minor.
- 4
Maximum 3 units of GEOG 495 may be applied to the minor. Topics must be related to the minor and approved by the department chairperson.
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Maximum 3 units of GEOG 496 may be applied to the minor. Topics must be related to the minor and approved by the department chairperson.