Work opportunity in local governmental agency or firm. See Director of Undergraduate Studies for more information. The methodological base of climate-change studies are surveyed, encompassing geologic to historical time scale. The causes of past climate change are then investigated. Potential climate changes occurring presently and in the near future will be explored using observational analyses and modeling studies.
Topics vary each semester.
Independent projects in the field being covered required. Soil surveying, slope measurement. The course reviews the literature on regional aspects of development. Students are encouraged to participate in a group seminar on selected topics during the last half of the course. Grading for undergraduates will be based upon a single examination, the term paper, and participation in seminars.