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GE 280

Climate Change and Engineering Challenges

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

An overview of Earth’s climate system, climate science, and engineering challenges caused by climate change.

Requirements

Prerequisites

GEOL 100GEOL 101
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 100 or GEOL 101.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO11

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • discuss climate science and the physical basis for historical and future climate scenarios.
  • evaluate environmental regulations to understand which have the greatest significance for geological and geological engineering investigations.
  • analyze the engineering challenges that face the field of geological engineering.
  • write and/or review an Environmental Impact Statement.