Courses
Fall 2014
RSM 572, Introduction to Science Policy - Syllabus
Course Description: This graduate level course provides an introduction to some of the fundamental concepts in science policy and public policy. It is designed for graduate students in the physical and biological science disciplines who want to gain an understanding of science in societal contexts. Through this course, students will learn the basics for scientists engaging in the policy and political processes. It will provide an opportunity for scientists to learn to become as disciplined about policy as they are their own science.
Spring 2013
MPO 583, Topics in Climate Dynamics - Syllabus
Course Description: The field of climate dynamics is rapidly evolving. There are a number of issues that are being hotly debated within the scientific community as well as in public arenas, but which are not covered in textbooks or traditional climate dynamics courses. The goal of this course is to expose students to emerging topics in the literature, and to have them critically evaluate journal articles to identify advances as well as the questions that remain open.
RSM 520, Climate and Society - Syllabus
Course Description: Climate is one of the most salient public policy issues across local, regional, national, and international scales today. Assessing and managing the risks posed by climate variability and change, now and in the future, is a major driver of national policy and is an issue of lively public debate. This course starts with an examination of the changing relationships between climate and societies through history with a focus on the role that climate science has played. Through the course we examine the direct and indirect consequences of climate variability and change for society, both now and potentially in the future. These consequences - physical effects, policy responses, economics, risk perceptions, discourses, and debates - will be examined from a number of different disciplinary perspectives. By the end of the course, you will understand both the science and how the science has been used in a number of different contexts.
Fall 2013
MPO 551, Introduction to Atmospheric Science - Syllabus
Course Description: This core graduate course covers the basics of atmospheric science including atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric dynamics, weather systems, the boundary layer, and climate dynamics.
RSM 572, Introduction to Science Policy - Syllabus
Course Description: This graduate level course provides an introduction to some of the fundamental concepts in science policy and public policy. It is designed for graduate students in the physical and biological science disciplines who want to gain an understanding of science in societal contexts. Through this course, students will learn the basics for scientists engaging in the policy and political processes. It will provide an opportunity for scientists to learn to become as disciplined about policy as they are their own science.
Spring 2013
MPO 583, Topics in Climate Dynamics - Syllabus
Course Description: The field of climate dynamics is rapidly evolving. There are a number of issues that are being hotly debated within the scientific community as well as in public arenas, but which are not covered in textbooks or traditional climate dynamics courses. The goal of this course is to expose students to emerging topics in the literature, and to have them critically evaluate journal articles to identify advances as well as the questions that remain open.
RSM 520, Climate and Society - Syllabus
Course Description: Climate is one of the most salient public policy issues across local, regional, national, and international scales today. Assessing and managing the risks posed by climate variability and change, now and in the future, is a major driver of national policy and is an issue of lively public debate. This course starts with an examination of the changing relationships between climate and societies through history with a focus on the role that climate science has played. Through the course we examine the direct and indirect consequences of climate variability and change for society, both now and potentially in the future. These consequences - physical effects, policy responses, economics, risk perceptions, discourses, and debates - will be examined from a number of different disciplinary perspectives. By the end of the course, you will understand both the science and how the science has been used in a number of different contexts.
Fall 2013
MPO 551, Introduction to Atmospheric Science - Syllabus
Course Description: This core graduate course covers the basics of atmospheric science including atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric dynamics, weather systems, the boundary layer, and climate dynamics.
