Climatology and Climate Change - Louisiana State University

(CCLIM)

The Graduate Certificate in Climatology and Climate Change program trains both traditional and non-traditional students with on-campus courses. The program is designed to enhance career opportunities in industry, local, state, and federal government, laboratories, academia, and entrepreneurship by providing students and professionals with an interdisciplinary education focused on climate science and climate communication and policy.

The certificate is a 12 credit hour stand-alone program with courses offered in the Department of Geography & Anthropology, the Department of Agricultural Economics, the Manship School of Mass Communication, the College of the Coast and Environment, and the LSU Law Center. Students must complete at least 6 hours from a core of courses entitled “Climate Science” and 6 hours from a core of courses entitled “Climate Communications and Policy” for a combined total of 12 credit hours. The course breakdown is as follows (3 credit hours for each course):

Climate Science: Choose any 2 for 6 hours

GEOG 4014 Climatology (3)
GEOG 4015 Physical Climatology (3)
GEOG 4016 Methods of Climatological Analysis (3)
GEOG 4018 Geographical Hydrology (3)
GEOG 4221 The Tropical Atmosphere (3)
GEOG 4083 Environmental Change of the Ice Age (3)
GEOG 7917 Advanced Physical Geography (3)
OCS 7129 Global Climate Change and Wetlands (3)

Climate Communication, Human-Dimensions of Climate Change, and Policy: Choose any 2 for a total of 6 hours

AGEC 7513 Dynamics in Natural Resource Economics (3)
AGEC 7523 Nonmarket Valuation Methods in Agriculture and Natural Resources (3)
ANTH 4997 Special Topics in Anthropology (3)
ARCH 4041 Issues in Sustainability (3)
CMST 4160 Persuasive Communication (3)
ENVS 4261 Energy and the Environment (3)
ENVS 4600 Global Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (3)
ENVS 7047 Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
GEOG 4080 Historical Geography (3)
GEOG 4997 Special Topics in Geography (3)
LAW 5337: Law of Coastal Adaptation and Global Warming
LAW 5414: Climate Change Law
MC 7040 Crisis Communication (3)
MC 7015 Mass Communication and Society (3)
RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3)

For further information, please contact the Department of Geography & Anthropology at 225-578-5942.

Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2017-2018 General Catalog Degrees programs/curriculums/majors: Climatology and Climate Change Minimum Credits Required:__________________
Climatology and Climate Change (CCLIM) The Graduate Certificate in Climatology and Climate Change program trains both traditional and non-traditional students with on-campus courses. The program is designed to enhance career opportunities in industry, local, state, and federal government, laboratories, academia, and entrepreneurship by providing students and professionals with an interdisciplinary education focused on climate science and climate communication and policy. The certificate is a 12 credit hour stand-alone program with courses offered in the Department of Geography & Anthropology, the Department of Agricultural Economics, the Manship School of Mass Communication, the College of the Coast and Environment, and the LSU Law Center. Students must complete at least 6 hours from a core of courses entitled “Climate Science” and 6 hours from a core of courses entitled “Climate Communications and Policy” for a combined total of 12 credit hours. The course breakdown is as follows (3 credit hours for each course): Climate Science: Choose any 2 for 6 hours GEOG 4014 Climatology (3) GEOG 4015 Physical Climatology (3) GEOG 4016 Methods of Climatological Analysis (3) GEOG 4018 Geographical Hydrology (3) GEOG 4221 The Tropical Atmosphere (3) GEOG 4083 Environmental Change of the Ice Age (3) GEOG 7917 Advanced Physical Geography (3) OCS 7129 Global Climate Change and Wetlands (3) Climate Communication, Human-Dimensions of Climate Change, and Policy: Choose any 2 for a total of 6 hours AGEC 7513 Dynamics in Natural Resource Economics (3) AGEC 7523 Nonmarket Valuation Methods in Agriculture and Natural Resources (3) ANTH 4997 Special Topics in Anthropology (3) ARCH 4041 Issues in Sustainability (3) CMST 4160 Persuasive Communication (3) ENVS 4261 Energy and the Environment (3) ENVS 4600 Global Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (3) ENVS 7047 Environmental Economics and Policy (3) GEOG 4080 Historical Geography (3) GEOG 4997 Special Topics in Geography (3) LAW 5337: Law of Coastal Adaptation and Global Warming LAW 5414: Climate Change Law MC 7040 Crisis Communication (3) MC 7015 Mass Communication and Society (3) RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) For further information, please contact the Department of Geography & Anthropology at 225-578-5942.
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