EES 5 - Climate Change: Understanding Global Warming

GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Area 5A (formerly GE B1)

Prerequisite: GE Area 2 (formerly GE B4) (except for those with declared majors in the College of Science and Mathematics). Recommended: MATH 3 and MATH 3L
This course is an overview of climate change that includes a review of our understanding of present and past climate and its global impact. We will explore the drivers of climate change and how perturbations to elemental cycles facilitate climatological change within a series of important feedback reactions. Our understanding will include the current and historical data that supports quantitative predictions for warming and change in the future. Labs will require a laptop or tablet computer.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
Weekly Lab/Activity Hours: 2
Units: 4

Course Typically Offered: Spring