Climate Change Studies, B.A.
The BA and BS in Climate Change Studies share an interdisciplinary core highlighting the multi- and interdisciplinary causes and
effects of climate change, and prepares students to become leaders in creating multi- and interdisciplinary responses to the same.
The BA degree emphasizes coursework in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and behavioral sciences. Students pursuing this option
will be particularly prepared for career pathways in policy, planning, journalism and communication, cultural resource management,
policy aspects of sustainability, and more. The modest size of the degree (36 credits) not only encourages students to select a minor
that will complement their major but will also allow interested students to pursue a double major more readily.
Of the 36 total credits in the major, at least 12 must be at the 300 level or higher. A minor is required with this major.
Major Requirements (36-37 Credits)
Foundational Courses (6 credits)
Equity / Justice and Climate Change (3 credits)
| GSCI 102 | Environmental Justice in the 21st Century | 3 |
| PHIL 241 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
Communicating Climate Change (3 credits)
Policy and Climate Change (3 credits)
| GEOG 433 | Issues in Environmental Protection | 3 |
| PS 455 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 3 |
Capstone Seminar (1 credit) and CCS Capstone or Internship (3 credits)
Electives (17-18 credits)
Other courses may be counted as electives after consultation with a Climate Change Studies program advisor.
At least 3 different course designators must be included within these electives.
At least 3 cr must be a course considered to be in the Arts and Humanities, selected in consultation with a Climate Change Studies program advisor.