Climate Change Certificate

Department of Geography

Why Who
There is a growing national need for Both undergraduate and graduate
qualified personnel who have a students can earn the certificate at the
working knowledge of climate science, same time as a degree or separately
potential impacts, and devising from a degree.
adaptation and mitigation strategies to
build climate resilient societies and What
landscapes. The curriculum is designed to inform

the next generation of scientists,
Careers that utilize climate change
decision makers, and analysts about
knowledge include economists
climate literacy across a range of
assessing risks and costs; planners,
disciplines. The curriculum builds in
analysts, and managers documenting
the flexibility for students across
and planning for minimizing effects in
colleges to choose course topics of
natural and human systems; and
interest to them.
scientists quantifying impacts,
mitigation, and adaptation.

Curriculum (12 credits)

Required course:
GEOG 313/513 Global Climate Change (every fall semester)

Choose three of the following elective courses:
GEOG 401 Climatology
GEOG 411 Natural Hazards and Society
GEOG 430 Climate Change Ecology
GEOG 435 Climate Change Mitigation
GEOG 455 Societal Adaptation to Climate Change

Elective courses are offered in altering years. Seminar courses or other course
substitutions may be approved by the department.

For additional information contact Drs. John Abatzoglou (jabatzoglou@uidaho.edu) or
Jeff Hicke (jhicke@uidaho.edu)