GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

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General

Subject Code

BL

Course Number

331

Course Title

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Course Long Title

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Department(s)

Course Level

Post-Baccalaureate, Undergraduate

Degree Attributes

EV, Oral Presentation, Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Major/Minor Course, Population & Public Health, Undergraduate Tuition Rate

Course Description

Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Historical overview of climate change; effects of greenhouse gases, aerosols, and radiative forcing mechanisms on climate processes and feedbacks; effects of rapid climate change on selected ecosystems; predicted future changes; climate denial; political and ethical considerations in implementation of mitigation policies. Prerequisite: BL 155-160.

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