Climatology Minor
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geography
413 McGilvrey Hall
Tel: 330-672-2045
E-mail: geography@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/cas/geography
Scott Sheridan, Coordinator, 410 McGilvrey Hall
The Climatology minor provides an overview of the atmospheric sciences and how the climate system works. It also focuses on understanding the role of climate in an increasingly diverse world. Students learn about potential climate change and how to understand and forecast its potential impacts. Students also learn how to apply their knowledge of climate and weather to a variety of interdisciplinary fields, including agriculture, conservation, health, forestry and environmental planning.
| CLIMATOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS (25 credits) | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | |
| GEOG | 21062 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| 31062 | Fundamentals of Meteorology | 3 | |
| 31064 | Principles of Climatology | 3 | |
| MATH | 12002 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 |
| PHY | 13001 | General College physics I | 4 |
| 13021 | General College Physics Laboratory I | 1 | |
| Choose from the following: | 6 | ||
| GEOG | 41062 | Advanced Physical Geography (3) | |
| 41050 | Polar and Alpine Environments (3) | ||
| 41066 | Climate Change and Its Impact (3) | ||
| or any other GEOG 40000-level courses, as approved by the coordinator. | |||
| TOTAL | 25 |
Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.