Weather Hazards and Preparedness, Certificate

Impacts of hazardous weather as it relates to human activity, business, and emergency management. Physical causes and effects of extreme weather and climate, along with societal mitigation, preparedness, and response to hazardous weather events will be explored. This certificate requires a minimum of 16 credits in the courses listed below.

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Certificate Requirements

Field of Study Code: EARTH.CER

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Requirements
EARTH 1111	Climate and Global Change	3
EARTH 1115	Severe and Unusual Weather	4
EARTH 1116	Weather Analysis and Forecasting I	1
EARTH 1119	Weather Impacts and Preparedness	3
CRIMJ 1148	Emergency Management I	3
Program Electives
Select two to three credits from the following:		2-3
CRIMJ 2130	Emergency Management II
EARTH 1117	Weather Analysis and Forecasting II
EARTH 2116	Adv Weather Analysis & Forecasting I
GEOGR 1151	Geographic Information Systems I
Total Credits		16-17