The Global Environmental Change minor provides a comprehensive understanding of earth’s interconnected environmental systems and the consequences of those changes to human well-being. Topics include climate change, land and ocean use, governance and policy, and related subjects in natural sciences. A maximum of three credits towards the minor may be transfer credits of courses equivalent to University of Connecticut courses. A maximum of six credits in the minor may be part of the major. Students cannot receive the minor within the same Environmental Sciences degree concentration.
Requirements
Total of at least 15 credits 2000-level or above, including one course from each area A-E. The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one area.
A. Climate Change and Its Impacts
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| ERTH 3010 | Earth History and Global Change | 3 |
| GEOG 3400 | Climate and Weather | 3 |
| GEOG 4300 | | 3 |
| MARN 3000E | The Oceans and Global Climate | 3 |
| NRE 3115 | Air Pollution | 3 |
| NRE 3146 | | 3 |
| NRE 4170 | Climate-Human-Ecosystem Interactions | 3 |
B. Land and Ocean Use and Its Impact
C. Natural Sciences
D. Methods
E. Governance and Policy
The minor is offered jointly by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.
