Michigan State University College of Social Science 33 courses 15 total credits
Minor in Climate Change Studies is a Minor program offered by College of Social Science at Michigan State University, requiring 15 credits across 33 courses.
| Total Credits | 15 credits |
One of the following courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 103 | Introduction to Climate Change Studies | 3 |
| GEO 203 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
| Total One of the following courses | 3 credits | |
One of the following courses
GEO 203 may satisfy requirement 2. if GEO 103 satisfies requirement 1.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMSE 201 | Computational Modeling and Data Analysis I | 4 |
| FOR 360 | Forest Ecosystems, Carbon and Climate Change | 3 |
| GEO 302 | Climates of the World | 3 |
| GEO 303 | Severe and Hazardous Weather | 3 |
| GEO 402 | Agricultural Climatology | 3 |
| GEO 403 | Dynamic Meteorology (W) | 3 |
| GEO 405 | Weather and Climate Forecasting | 4 |
| GEO 429 | Programming with Spatial Data | 3 |
| GLG 200 | Introduction to Environmental Science and Global Change | 4 |
| GLG 412 | Glaciers, Ice, and Climate Change (W) | 4 |
| Total One of the following courses | 3-4 credits | |
One of the following courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFRE 265 | Ecological Economics | 3 |
| EC 450 | Economics of Environmental Policy (W) | 3 |
| GEO 201 | Introduction to Plant Geography | 3 |
| GEO 235 | Geography of Environment and Health | 3 |
| GEO 410 | Geography of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
| GEO 436 | Spatial Analysis of Populations | 3 |
| HST 391 | Environmental History of North America | 3 |
| SOC 310 | Global Migration | 3 |
| SOC 478 | Climate Change and Society | 3 |
| Total One of the following courses | 3 credits | |
One of the following courses
The following course
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 409 | Global Climate Change and Variability | 3 |
| Total The following course | 3 credits | |
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