Climate Change Mitigation

• Hours: 1
• Credits: 0
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This course will explore the issues of power and politics that largely drive global climate change. Students will begin to develop an awareness of the associated economic and political issues in order to meet challenges head-on integrating the social dimensions of climate change.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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This course explores the solutions available for decarbonizing and building climate resilience for our physical infrastructure. The course pays particular attention to existing buildings, new buildings and transportation systems.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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In this course students will learn the fundamentals of greenhouse gas accounting and reporting. Students will use existing standards through a variety of exercises to develop strategies for emissions reduction.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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Students are faced with many new and emerging challenges that require qualified risk managers, including climate change, growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. This course provides an introduction to risk and risk management and summarizes tools and techniques to identify and analyze risks.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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An overview of the fundamental concepts and terminology and the role of GIS in business, government, surveying and natural resources. The course will cover the collection, management, analysis and presentation of spatial data. Additional topics will include concepts of database systems, data modeling and digital mapping.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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This course outlines the strategies available to transition to low carbon energy systems. These strategies have great promise but also major technical and social and political barriers. This is also an opportunity to better address energy poverty and other inequities in our society.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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Confronting climate change begins with a deep understanding of the foundations of climate science. This foundational course will help students better understand and critically evaluate climate science and communicate the science to a variety of audiences.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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