The Changing Earth: Water, Climate, and Environmental Systems

Three credits · Undergraduate

An introduction to the processes driving Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere. The course prepares students to understand and evaluate contemporary challenges in environmental systems, exploring concepts such as climate change, water and resource management, and environmental impacts associated with human activity. Topics include ocean dynamics, coastal systems, surface and ground water, glacial processes, atmospheric structure, weather, and climate. Three credits and tutorial.