Climate Change Courses
Engaging in the Study of Climate Change Across the Curriculum
Dickinson students engage in study of climate change science, consequences and policy in numerous courses offered by a wide range of departments. They include courses in which climate is explored for one or two weeks, as well as courses in which climate change is the primary focus. There are also opportunities for students to engage in advanced study of climate change through Independent Research, Independent Study, and upper-level seminars.
Courses with a primary focus on climate change include:
• Earth Sciences 204, Global Climate Change
• Physics 114, The Physics of Global Climate Change & Renewable Energies
• Sustainability 301, Reducing Dickinson’s Carbon Footprint
• Sustainability 330, Global Environmental Challenges & Governance.
Courses with a secondary focus on climate change include:
Typically one or two weeks of class time and/or assignments devoted to climate change science, consequences or policy
Biology
• BIOL 128, Field Natural History
• BIOL 129, Changing Ocean Ecosystems
• BIOL 325, Plant Physiology
• BIOL/CHEM 401, Chemical Ecology
• BIOL 410/ENST 310, Wildlife Ecology
Earth Science
• ERSC 142, Earth History
• ERSC 202, Energy Resources
• ERSC 221, Oceanography
• ERSC 307, Paleontology
• ERSC 309, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Economics
• ECON 222, Environmental Economics
• ECON 228, Economic Analysis of Policy
• ECON 496, Political Economy of Health
English
• ENGL 403, Thoreau and American Nature Writing
Environmental Studies
• ENST 111, Environment, Culture and Values (T. Pulcini, M. Donaldson)
• ENST 130, Introduction to Environmental Science: Energy, Waste and Human Health
• ENST 131, Introduction to Environmental Science: Natural Ecosystems and Human Disruption
• ENST 132, Foundations of Environmental Science
• ENST 230, International Environmental Challenges
• ENST 330, Environmental Disruption and Policy Analysis
• ENST 335, Analysis and Management of the Aquatic Environment
• ENST 406, Seminar in Advance Topics (depends on topic)
• Bremen Summer Program, Approaches and Case Studies in Sustainable Development
History
• HIST 151, History of the Environment
• HIST 206, American Environmental History
International Business & Management
• INBM 100 Fundamentals of Business
Psychology
• PSYC 140, Social Psychology
• PSYC 340, Research Methods in Social Psychology
• PSYC 440, Social Psychology and Sustainability
Religion
• RELG 311, Buddhism and the Environment