Apr 28, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Climate Change Minor

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

The Climate Change Minor consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours.

Prerequisites:

Select one course:

GEOG 131* - Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 137* - Honors: Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 204* - Understanding Climate Change 3 Credit Hours

Select five courses:

AREC 345 - Natural Resource Economics 3 Credit Hours
EEB 419* - Global Change Ecology 3 Credit Hours
EEB 433* - Plant Ecology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 333 - Climate Change and Human Response 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 334* - Meteorology 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 430 - Global Environments of the Quaternary 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 431 - Environmental History from Lake Sediments 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 432 - Environmental History from Tree Rings 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 434 - Climatology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 439 - Plants, People, and Climate in North America 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 453 - Extreme Weather Climatology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 494 - Undergraduate Research Experience 1-3 Credit Hours (GEOG 494 requires permission of the instructor and must be for climate-related research. Undergraduate experience courses in other departments may be substituted with approval of Dr. Kelsey Ellis, who will help manage research experience courses included in the minor.)
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .