Global Change GIDP Minor
Katherine Hirschboeck , Ph.D., Chair Lesa Langan DuBerry Program Coordinator 520-626-4345 Global Change GIDP |
The interdisciplinary doctoral minor in Global Change includes three core classes: (a) a one unit professional development toolkit course; (b) a comprehensive course in the physical and biological aspects of global change , and (c) an interdisciplinary, integrative workshop that focuses on vulnerability and adaptation to global change. In addition, two classes are chosen from a list of diverse courses related to: global energy, climate, and water dynamics; ecology & biochemistry; tools for observing earth; past and present earth processes; environmental variability and adaptation; and mitigation and policy. The curriculum is supplemented by many research and educational activities of The University of Arizona's Institute of the Environment (IE). Faculty and students associated with IE are involved in interdisciplinary research that spans much of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. IE also sponsors Global Change visitors, workshops, graduate fellowships, and curriculum activities. Students taking a Global Change minor typically have a major in some field of science, engineering, or social science, along with an interest in acquiring a broader environmental earth system perspective.