Geography: Climate Science Major (GGCJ)

The Climate Science major prepares students for a variety of Climate Science related careers. Students take core courses in physical and human geography, climate and meteorology, and elective courses and techniques in the climatology field.

Required Core Courses (25 hours)

GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2650 - Our Digital Earth: An Introduction to Geospatial Technologies Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3010 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 3030 - Geographic Inquiry Credits: 4 hours
(Satisfies Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement)
GEOG 2250 - Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 4250 - Climatology Credits: 3 hours

Electives (7 hours)

The remaining 7 hours may be selected from 2000-level and above geography courses as approved by the Department of Geography undergraduate advisor.