PHYS 1355 - Climate Change

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: PHYS 1155 Climate Change Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: PHYS 1155 Climate Change Lab

This course provides the students with background information on Earth’s climate system, the scientific principles that govern climate, climate variability and climate change with the implications for society. Also covered are adaption and mitigation strategies aimed at countering negative impacts of global climate change, as well as the special role energy usage plays in affecting climate. The ultimate goal is to promote climate science literacy at all levels of formal and informal education; climate science literacy is defined as “an understanding of the climate’s influence on you and society and your influence on climate.”

Term Offered: Fall (as needed by demand) Lecture: 3 Laboratory: PHYS 1155 Lecture/Lab: PHYS 1155 Climate Change Lab