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ESS 015: Weather, Climate, and the Environment

Units: 4

Introduces the Earth’s weather and climate, and environmental issues associated with the Earth’s atmosphere. Topics include weather measurements, maps, forecasts, and extreme weather events, and environmental topics such as air pollution, the ozone hole, and climate change.

Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Laboratory included
Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Approaches to Knowledge: Physical Science
  • Intellectual Experience: Global Awareness
  • Intellectual Experience: Scientific Method
  • Intellectual Experience: Sustainability

Requisites and Restrictions
Instructor Permission Required: No


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