ES 415 - Climate Change (4 Cr.)

(Formerly ES 315) Environmental Sustainability

This course critically examines the science of climate change, the predicted effects of this change on the planet, and the proposed approaches to address it. This examination also involves an analysis of both domestic and international policy debates and an evaluation of the ecological, social, and economic costs and benefits of the leading solutions that have been proposed to mitigate or to adapt to climate change. Prerequisite: Prerequisites: ES 100 or ES 200, and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Variable semesters.