Environmental Science, Sustainability and Climate Science Concentration

Location(s): California Campus, Clarion Campus, Edinboro Campus

General Education

Students must complete a minimum of 42 credits in advanced coursework per the PennWest graduation requirements policy.

At least two disciplines must be represented within each of the following areas: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Tech. For example: Students cannot have all courses with a prefix of BIOL in Natural Sciences and Tech. You must take courses from at least two different discipline areas (ie. BIOL and CHEM).

Oral Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Technological Literacy - GGIS 2100 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- GEOG 1050 - People and the Planet: Introduction to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- GEOG 1110 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences & Tech - CHEM 1108 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
Natural Sciences & Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences & Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Student Elective- Any Course Credit Hours: 3

Competencies

Quantitative Application - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Applied Methodologies - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Intercultural Fluency - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Ethical Reasoning - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Information Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Keystone Experience - Any Course Credit Hours: 3

Major

Required Major Courses

ATMS 1100 - Introduction to Weather and Climate Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 1500 - Dynamic Earth Credit Hours: 4

Required Concentration Courses

ATMS 1700 - Climate Change - Evidence and Causes Credit Hours: 3
ATMS 2700 - Climate Change II Credit Hours: 3
ATMS 4100 - Synoptic Meteo & Climatology Credit Hours: 4
ATMS 4300 - Paleoclimatology Credit Hours: 3
ATMS 4400 - Climate Risk Assessment Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2411 - Environmental Science and Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2150 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3410 - Sustainable Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3990 - Seminar in Sustainability and Climate Science Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
GEOG 4110 - Geography of Water Resources Credit Hours: 3
GGIS 2300 - Environmental Remote Sensing I Credit Hours: 3
GGIS 3110 - Geospatial Data Handling and Integration Credit Hours: 3
Any courses 3000 or above from ATMS, BIOL, FWSC, GEOL, GEOG, GGIS, PLE

Total Credits: 120

Depending on the program of study, students may need to complete additional credits to ensure the total credit hour requirement is met.

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