Climate Change Studies Minor

Peter McDonough, Coordinator

Climate Change Studies is an inter-disciplinary program open to all majors. The program educates students in three areas of the climate change issue: science, society, and solutions. Coursework in the minor provides a foundation that enables students to engage the scientific, societal, and political dimensions of global climate change. Further, the focus on solutions with its orientation toward applied learning will help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Participating students will enhance their major field of study. They will be better prepared to enter a broad range of professions and graduate programs where they can meet the emerging challenges and opportunities arising from climate change. Climate Change Studies is a joint program between the W.A Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, College of Arts and Sciences, and Missoula College s Energy Technology program.

Minor - Climate Change Studies

Degree Specific Credits: 21

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Summary

Required Course		3
Climate Change Science		6
Climate Change and Society		6
Climate Change Solutions		6
Total Hours		21

Required Course

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
CCS 103X	Intro Climate Change:Sci & Soc	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Climate Change Science

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 6 credits from the following courses:		6
ERTH 303N	Weather and Climate
GEO 318	Earth's Changing Climate
GEO 488	Snow, Ice and Climate Change
GPHY 525	Advanced Physical Geography
NRSM 210N	Soils, Water, and Climate
NRSM 281	Science of Climate Change
NRSM 408	Global Cycles and Climate
NRSM 418	Ecosystem Climatology
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Climate Change and Society

Note: Special topics courses and experimental offerings may apply to this requirement at the direction of the Climate Change Studies program director.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 6 credits from the following courses:		6
COMX 349	Communication, Consumption, and Climate
ECNS 445	Int Env Econ & Clim Change
ENST 367	Environmental Politics & Policies
ENST 427	Social Issues:The Mekong Delta
NRSM 326	Climate and Society
NRSM 349E	Climate Change Ethics/Policy
NRSM 428	Climate Policy
PHL 112E	Intro Ethics and Environment
PHL 323	Ethics of Climate Change
PUAD 503	Policy Analysis
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Climate Change Solutions

Note: Students must complete one course from each category for a total of 6 credits.

Category A

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three credits of the following courses:		3
CCS 391	Climate Change Special Topics
CCS 395	Climate Change Practicum
CCS 398	Clmt Change Internship/SERV
ENST 476	Community Sustainability in Practice
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Category B

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three credits of the following courses:		3
BGEN 160S	Issues in Sustainability
BGEN 445	Sustainability Reporting
BMGT 410	Sustainable Business Practices
CCS 352	Climate Field Studies
CCS 391	Climate Change Special Topics
CCS 491	Climate Change Special Topics
ENST 291	Special Topics/Experimental Courses (Energy and Climate)
ENST 437	Climate Change: Mekong Delta
GPHY 421	Sustainable Cities
NRSM 321	Field Studies: Energy Systems of Montana
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-