GEOS 1200 - Climate Change Geologic Perspective

This course will help students develop and calmly share their views on climate change. We will look briefly at how science and Earth’s climate system work. We will see how and why climate has changed over geologic time including recently. We will learn how scientists predict climate change. We will consider how climate change may affect people’s lives, and how to best reduce the risk that climate change poses.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications.