Learning Goals
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Critically evaluate arguments made in public debate on global climate change
(2) Recognize and articulate the linkages between the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere in the context of global climate change from long to short temporal scales.
(3) Explain how past climate change is recorded in rocks, sediments and ice
(4) Critically evaluate hypotheses on what has caused past climate change
(5) Explain the impact of human activity on the environment and critically evaluate current arguments regarding human contributions to global climate change
See also learning goals for non-specialist courses.
Instructors
Phil Austin
Sara Harris
Textbook
"An Introduction to Global Climate Change", 2nd edition, by Andrew Dessler