Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Climate Change Studies
Department/program
Summary
1) Climate Change Internship: CCS 398, 2-4 cr. Request for Service
Learning Designation.
2) Climate Change Internship/Service Learning: CCS 398, 2-4 cr. (R-6)
Request to allow course to be repeatable up to two times, for a total
maximum of six credits.
3) Climate Change Field Studies, CCS 352, 2 cr. Request to change
course from two to three credits.
4) Climate Change: Science and Society, CCS203, 3 cr. Request to
change the course title to “Introduction to Climate Change: Science
and Society,” change the course number from 203 to 103, cross-list
this course with ENST 103 and NRSM 103, and add a General
Education “X” designation.
5) Add two courses to the Climate Change Studies minor course
offerings, including:
*Climate and Society: NRSM 426, 3cr (under the Climate Change
and Society curricular area)
*Climate Change Field Studies: CCS 352, 3 cr (under the Climate
Change Solutions curricular area).
6) Change the catalog listing of CCS/GEO 382 to GEO 482, as was
approved by ASCRC in 2011.
7) Change the catalog listing of CCS/ENST 485 to CCS/ENST 476, as
was approved by ASCRC in 2011.
8) Take out the word ‘science’ from this sentence, “Six credits from the
following: Climate Change Science and Society Courses” to “Six
credits from the following: Climate Change and Society Courses.
9) Put “Climate Change Solutions” in capital letters as follows, “Six
credits from the following Climate Change Solutions…”
10) Change U 362 Climate Change Lecture Series to be offered spring,
not fall.
11) Change faculty listing as detailed in new catalog copy.
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
(Use additional sheet if
needed)
Nicolette Phear
243-6932
Steven Running,
Climate Change Studies
Program Director
Michael Patterson,
College of Forestry and
Conservation Associate
Dean
Len Broberg,
Environmental Studies
Program Director
Date
Christopher Comer,
College of Arts and
Sciences Dean
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the Chair/Director of
modification because of
any such department/ program (above) before
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
X
Option
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describe
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it to
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
appear in the catalog. 
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES
Steven Running, Director
Steven Running, Director
Climate Change Studies is an inter-disciplinary
program open to all majors. The program educates
students in three areas of the climate change issue:
science, society, and solutions. Coursework in the
minor provides a foundation that enables students to
engage the scientific, societal, and political dimensions
of global climate change. Further, the focus on
solutions with its orientation toward applied learning
will help students develop critical thinking and
problem solving skills. Participating students will
enhance their major field of study. They will be better
prepared to enter a broad range of professions and
graduate programs where they can meet the emerging
challenges and opportunities arising from climate
change. Climate Change Studies is a joint program
between the College of Forestry and Conservation,
College of Arts and Sciences, and College of
Technology.
Climate Change Studies is an inter-disciplinary
program open to all majors. The program educates
students in three areas of the climate change issue:
science, society, and solutions. Coursework in the
minor provides a foundation that enables students to
engage the scientific, societal, and political dimensions
of global climate change. Further, the focus on
solutions with its orientation toward applied learning
will help students develop critical thinking and
problem solving skills. Participating students will
enhance their major field of study. They will be better
prepared to enter a broad range of professions and
graduate programs where they can meet the emerging
challenges and opportunities arising from climate
change. Climate Change Studies is a joint program
between the College of Forestry and Conservation,
College of Arts and Sciences, and Missoula College.
Requirements for a Minor
To earn a minor in Climate Change Studies, students
must successfully complete 21.0 credits: a 3.0 credit
interdisciplinary introductory course (CCS 203) and
6.0 credits in each of the three areas listed below.
Requirements for a Minor
To earn a minor in Climate Change Studies, students
must successfully complete 21.0 credits: a 3.0 credit
interdisciplinary introductory course (CCS 103X) and
6.0 credits in each of the three areas listed below.
Course # and Description
Course # and Description
Credits
Credits
CCS/ENST/NRSM 103X (CCS
CCS 203 Climate Change:
Science & Society
203) Introduction to Climate
3
Change: Science & Society
Six credits from the
Six credits from the
following: Climate Change
following: Climate Change
Science Courses
Credits
CCS/GEO 108N (GEOS
108N) Climate Change - Past
3
CCS/ERTH 303N Weather
and Climate
and Future
3
CCS/ERTH 303N Weather
3
CCS/GEO 382 (GEOS 382)
(UG) Global Change
Credits
CCS/GEO 108N (GEOS
108N) Climate Change - Past
and Future
Science Courses
3
and Climate
3
CCS/NRSM 408 (FOR
3
408/BIOL 408/GEO 408)
3
CCS/NRSM 408 (FOR
Global Cycles and the Climate
408/BIOL 408/GEO 408)
Change
Global Cycles and the Climate
Change
3
CCS/GEO 482 (GEOS 382)
(UG) Global Change
3
CCS/GEO 488 (GEOS 488)
(UG) Snow, Ice and Climate
3
CCS/GEO 488 (GEOS 488)
(UG) Snow, Ice and Climate
3
Six credits from the
Six credits from the
following: Climate Change
following: Climate Change
Science and Society
Courses
Credits
3
3
Society
Climate Change Ethics and
3
3
CCS/NRSM 449E (RSCN 449)
Policy
International Environmental
Economics and Climate
3
3
CCS/ECNS 445 (ECON 445)
International Environmental
Economics and Climate
3
Change
Credits
Climate Change Solutions
Courses: Category A
CCS/NRG 298 Energy
Internship
3
Climate Change Ethics and
CCS/ECNS 445 (ECON 445)
Six credits from the
following climate change
solutions courses, with at
least one course taken in
category
A,
which
requires
practical
application
Consumption and Climate
CCS/NRSM 426, Climate and
CCS/NRSM 449E (RSCN 449)
Change
3
Communication,
Communication,
Policy
Policies: China and the USA
CCS/COMM/EVST 379
CCS/COMM/EVST 379
Consumption and Climate
Credits
CCS 324 Sustainable Climate
CCS 324 Sustainable Climate
Policies: China and the USA
and Society Courses
2
Six credits from the
following Climate Change
Solutions courses, with at
least one course taken in
category
A,
which
requires
practical
application
Credits
Climate Change Solutions
Courses: Category A
CCS/NRG 298 Energy
2
CCS 398 Climate Change
Internship
Internship
2-4
CCS 398 Climate Change
CCS 391 Climate Change
Practicum
Internship/Service Learning
2-4
2-4
CCS 391 Climate Change
CCS/ENST 485 (EVST 485)
Environmental Citizenship
Practicum
2-4
3
CCS/ENST 476 (EVST 485)
Category B
Environmental Citizenship
CCS/NRG 102 Intro to Energy
Category B
Systems II
3
3
CCS/NRG 102 Intro to Energy
CCS/BGEN 160S (TASK
Systems II
3
160S/BUS 160S) Issues in
Sustainability
3
CCS/BGEN 160S (TASK
160S/BUS 160S) Issues in
CCS/NRG 191 Energy
Practicum
Sustainability
3
2
CCS/NRG 191 Energy
CCS/NRG 235 (CAR 235T)
Building Energy Conservation
Practicum
2
3
CCS/NRG 235 (CAR 235T)
CCS/NRG 242 Solar & Wind
Systems
Building Energy Conservation
3
3
Courses Climate Change Studies (CCS)
U 102 Introduction to Energy Systems II 3
cr. Offered spring. Same as NRG 102. Prereq., NRG
101 or consent of instructor. A survey of renewable
energy systems and technologies. Addresses physical
and technical aspects of wind, solar, geothermal, hydro,
tidal, biological, and wave energy systems.
Consideration is given to engineering, economic, social,
environmental, and political factors that determine
implementation and sustainability.
U 108N Climate Change - Past and Future 3
cr. Offered autumn. Same as GEO 108N (GEOS
108N). The geoscience perspective on the earth's
climate system. Climate processes and feedbacks,
climate history from early earth to the ice ages, present
and future changes due to natural processes and
human activities.
U 160S Issues in Sustainability 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Same as BGEN 160S (TASK
160S/BUS 160S). This literature-intensive course is
CCS/NRG 242 Solar & Wind
Systems
3
CCS 352 Climate Change
Field Studies
Courses
Climate
3
Change
Studies
(CCS)
U 103X Introduction to Climate Change:
Science and Society 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as
ENST/NRSM 103X. This is an introductory and
foundational course on the scientific and social
dimensions of global climate change. The goal of this
course is to provide students with a basic
understanding of the fundamental scientific, social,
political and technological issues arising from rapid
climatic change. As a result, it provides students with a
breadth of knowledge and builds connectedness across
these varied dimensions of the complex global issue.
U 102 Introduction to Energy Systems II 3
cr. Offered spring. Same as NRG 102. Prereq., NRG
intended to expose the student to a variety of essays
addressing the balance of economic development with
the principles of sustainability and social equity. The
student is offered an introduction to sustainability
concepts, natural systems/cycles and environmental
economics. Natural capitalism and triple bottom line
maximization is explored, along with the role of
corporations and small businesses in sustainable
development. A survey of issues surrounding corporate
social
responsibility
and
sustainability-driven
innovation
will
be
conducted.
U 191
Energy
Practicum
2
cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as NRG 191. Prereq., EET 111 or
consent of instructor. A practicum that provides
students with a supervised field experience. Students
gain hands-on experience with energy specific
technologies.
U 203 Climate Change: Science and Society 3
cr. Offered autumn. Foundational course on the
scientific and social dimensions of global climate
change with the goal of providing students with a basic
understanding of the fundamental scientific, social,
political and technological issues arising from rapid
climatic change.
U 235
Building
Energy
Conservation
3
cr. Offered spring. Same as CAR 235. Provides an
overview of energy efficiency opportunities in
residential buildings and prepares the student to take
the National RESNET Home Energy Rater Exam.
Familiarity with residential construction and basic
energy terminology is useful though not required.
U 242 Solar and Wind Systems 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Same as NRG 242. Introduction to the
fundamentals of solar and wind energy for the design
and installation of solar and wind systems. Includes an
overview of the physics and chemistry of the resource
and the technology, and will prepare students for a
career in renewable energy or for installing a renewable
energy system on their own home.
U 298 Energy Internship 2 cr. Offered every term.
Consent of instructor required. Same as NRG 298.
Extended classroom experience providing practical
application of classroom learning through on the job
training in a student's field of study. This experience
increases student skills, prepares them for initial
employment, and increases occupational awareness
and professionalism.
U 303N Weather and Climate 3cr. Offered
autumn. Same as ERTH 303N (GPHY 303N). Prereq.,
GPHY 111N (GEOG 102N) or consent of instructor.
Origin, composition, structure, and dynamics of the
101 or consent of instructor. A survey of renewable
energy systems and technologies. Addresses physical
and technical aspects of wind, solar, geothermal, hydro,
tidal, biological, and wave energy systems.
Consideration is given to engineering, economic, social,
environmental, and political factors that determine
implementation and sustainability.
U 108N Climate Change - Past and Future 3
cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as GEO 108N
(GEOS 108N). The geoscience perspective on the
earth's climate system. Climate processes and
feedbacks, climate history from early earth to the ice
ages, present and future changes due to natural
processes and human activities.
U 160S Issues in Sustainability 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Same as BGEN 160S (TASK
160S/BUS 160S). This literature-intensive course is
intended to expose the student to a variety of essays
addressing the balance of economic development with
the principles of sustainability and social equity. The
student is offered an introduction to sustainability
concepts, natural systems/cycles and environmental
economics. Natural capitalism and triple bottom line
maximization is explored, along with the role of
corporations and small businesses in sustainable
development. A survey of issues surrounding corporate
social
responsibility
and
sustainability-driven
innovation
will
be
conducted.
U 191
Energy
Practicum
2
cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as NRG 191. Prereq., EET 111 or
consent of instructor. A practicum that provides
students with a supervised field experience. Students
gain hands-on experience with energy specific
technologies.
U 235
Building
Energy
Conservation
3
cr. Offered spring. Same as CAR 235. Provides an
overview of energy efficiency opportunities in
residential buildings and prepares the student to take
the National RESNET Home Energy Rater Exam.
Familiarity with residential construction and basic
energy terminology is useful though not required.
U 242 Solar and Wind Systems 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Same as NRG 242. Introduction to the
fundamentals of solar and wind energy for the design
and installation of solar and wind systems. Includes an
overview of the physics and chemistry of the resource
and the technology, and will prepare students for a
career in renewable energy or for installing a renewable
energy system on their own home.
U 298 Energy Internship 2 cr. Offered every term.
Consent of instructor required. Same as NRG 298.
atmosphere, gas and radiation laws, energy budget and
balance, weather elements and North American
weather systems.
U 324 Sustainable Climate Policies: China and
the USA 3 cr. Offered summer. Same as PSCI 324.
Not open to Fr So. Explores historic, current, and
future greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions of the United
States and China, reasons why both are the two largest
CO2emitters, and prevailing national and subnational
government policies and nongovernmental actions that
affect emissions mitigation and adaptation.
U 352 Climate Change Field Studies 2 cr. Offered
summer. This is an interdisciplinary field course
focused on climate change impacts and adaptation.
Through site visits and meetings with key decisionmakers, students gain knowledge of projected impacts
due to climate change (water availability, wildfire,
beetle kill, biodiversity), the impacts to various sectors
of human society (land management, food and water
security, economic stability, and livelihoods), and
different mitigation and adaptation responses.
U 362 Climate Change Lecture Series 1
cr. Offered autumn. The Climate Change Lecture
Series explores current issues in climate change.
Themes and speakers vary year by year, and the course
can be repeated three times for credit.
U 382 Global Change 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as
GEO 382 (GEOS 382). Prereq., consent of instructor.
Lectures, readings, and discussions on geological and
geochemical processes that affect global change using
recent literature; carbon dioxide buildup, greenhouse
effect, ozone depletion, desertification, ice ages, and
other global events.
U 391 Climate Change Practicum 2-4 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instructor.
Provides an opportunity for students to design and
implement a capstone project involving creative
solutions
to
climate
change.
U 379 Communication, Consumption, and
Climate 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as COMM 379 and
EVST 379. Analyzes consumption as a communication
practice, investigates discourses that promote
consumption, and illuminates environmental impacts
on
consumption.
U 398 Climate Change Internship 2-4 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instructor.
Hands-on, "real world" experience working with local,
regional, national, or international groups to address
climate change. Students gain supervised, practical
work experience with specific projects and
Extended classroom experience providing practical
application of classroom learning through on the job
training in a student's field of study. This experience
increases student skills, prepares them for initial
employment, and increases occupational awareness
and professionalism.
U 303N Weather and Climate 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Same as ERTH 303N (GPHY 303N). Prereq.,
GPHY 111N (GEOG 102N) or consent of instructor.
Origin, composition, structure, and dynamics of the
atmosphere, gas and radiation laws, energy budget and
balance, weather elements and North American
weather systems.
U 324 Sustainable Climate Policies: China and
the USA 3 cr. Offered summer. Same as PSCI 324.
Not open to Fr So. Explores historic, current, and
future greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions of the United
States and China, reasons why both are the two largest
CO2emitters, and prevailing national and subnational
government policies and nongovernmental actions that
affect emissions mitigation and adaptation.
U 352 Climate Change Field Studies 3 cr. Offered
summer. This is an interdisciplinary field course
focused on climate change impacts and adaptation.
Through site visits and meetings with key decisionmakers, students gain knowledge of projected impacts
due to climate change (water availability, wildfire,
beetle kill, biodiversity), the impacts to various sectors
of human society (land management, food and water
security, economic stability, and livelihoods), and
different mitigation and adaptation responses.
U 362 Climate Change Lecture Series 1
cr. Offered spring. The Climate Change Lecture Series
explores current issues in climate change. Themes and
speakers vary year by year, and the course can be
repeated three times for credit.
U 379 Communication, Consumption, and
Climate 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as COMM 379 and
EVST 379. Analyzes consumption as a communication
practice, investigates discourses that promote
consumption, and illuminates environmental impacts
on
consumption.
U 391 Climate Change Practicum 2-4 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instructor.
Provides an opportunity for students to design and
implement a capstone project involving creative
solutions
to
climate
change.
U 398 Climate Change Internship/Service
Learning 2-4 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instructor. Hands-on, "real world"
organizations; create a network of professional
contacts; and have an opportunity to apply ideas and
approaches studied in the Climate Change Studies
minor.
UG 408 Global Cycles and the Climate Change 3
cr. Offered spring even numbered years. Same as
NRSM 408 (FOR 408/BIOL 408). Exploration of how
variations in the availability or utilization of critical
Earth elements influences the atmosphere, the oceans,
and the terrestrial biosphere including the natural and
agricultural ecosystems on which we depend.
UG
445 International
Environmental
Economics and Climate Change 3 cr. Offered
autumn every other year. Same as ECNS 445 (ECON
445), EVST 445. Prereq., ECNS 201S (ECON 111S). An
introduction to the economics of various policy
approaches towards climate change and other
international environmental issues such as transboundary pollution problems, international trade and
the environment and pollution haven hypothesis.
UG 449E Climate Change Ethics and Policy 3
cr. Offered Fall. Same as NRSM 449 (RSCN/EVST
449). This course focuses on the ethical dimensions of
climate change policy. It covers the following major
topics: (1) climate change, personal and collective
responsibilities, (2) ethics, climate change and
scientific uncertainty, (3) distributive justice and
international climate change negotiations, (4)
intergenerational justice and climate change policy.
U 485 Environmental Citizenship 3 cr. Offered
spring. Same as ENST 485 (EVST485). Open to juniors
and seniors only or by permission of instructor.
Develops environmental citizenship through studentinitiated projects informed by principles of social
marketing.
UG 488 Snow, Ice and Climate 3 cr. Offered
spring. Same as GEO 488 (GEOS 488). Prereq., M 95
(MAT 100). Study of basic physical processes
occurring in snow and ice, and how these processes
govern the interaction between frozen water and the
climate system.
U 494 Seminar- variable credit 1-4cr. Offered
intermittently. A seminar on a current climate change
topic.
Faculty
Science Area
Dr. Rebecca Bendick, Assistant Professor, Department
of Geosciences
experience working with local, regional, national, or
international groups to address climate change.
Students gain supervised, practical work experience
with specific projects and organizations; create a
network of professional contacts; and have an
opportunity to apply ideas and approaches studied in
the
Climate
Change
Studies
minor.
UG 408 Global Cycles and the Climate Change 3
cr. Offered spring even numbered years. Same as
NRSM 408 (FOR 408/BIOL 408). Exploration of how
variations in the availability or utilization of critical
Earth elements influences the atmosphere, the oceans,
and the terrestrial biosphere including the natural and
agricultural ecosystems on which we depend.
UG 426 Climate and Society 3 cr. Offered spring
odd numbered years. Same as NRSM 426. This course
examines the social and political aspects of climate
change, with a focus on international and domestic
processes and cases.
UG
445 International
Environmental
Economics and Climate Change 3 cr. Offered
autumn even numbered years. Same as ECNS 445
(ECON 445), EVST 445. Prereq., ECNS 201S (ECON
111S). An introduction to the economics of various
policy approaches towards climate change and other
international environmental issues such as transboundary pollution problems, international trade and
the environment and pollution haven hypothesis.
UG 449E Climate Change Ethics and Policy 3
cr. Offered Fall. Same as NRSM 449 (RSCN/EVST
449). This course focuses on the ethical dimensions of
climate change policy. It covers the following major
topics: (1) climate change, personal and collective
responsibilities, (2) ethics, climate change and
scientific uncertainty, (3) distributive justice and
international climate change negotiations, (4)
intergenerational justice and climate change policy.
U 476 Environmental Citizenship 3 cr. Offered
spring. Same as ENST 476 (EVST485). Open to juniors
and seniors only or by permission of instructor.
Develops environmental citizenship through studentinitiated projects informed by principles of social
marketing.
U 482 Global Change 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as
GEO 482 (GEOS 382). Prereq., consent of instructor.
Lectures, readings, and discussions on geological and
geochemical processes that affect global change using
recent literature; carbon dioxide buildup, greenhouse
effect, ozone depletion, desertification, ice ages, and
other global events.
Dr. Cory Cleveland, Assistant Professor of Soil Science
Dr. Michael De Grandpre, Professor, Department of
Chemistry
Dr. Sarah Halvorson, Associate Professor and
Departmental Chair of Geography
Dr. Joel Harper, Associate Professor, Department of
Geosciences
Dr. Anna Klene, Associate Professor, Department of
Geography
Dr. Scott Mills, Professor of Wildlife Population
Ecology
Dr. Curtis Noonan, Associate Professor, Department of
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Steve Running, Regent's Professor of Ecology,
Director of Numerical Terradynamics Simulation
Group
Society Area
Dr. Richard Barrett, Emeritus Professor, Department
of Economics, State Legislator
Dr. Len Broberg, Professor, Department of
Environmental Studies
Dr. James Burchfield, Interim Dean and Research
Professor, College of Forestry and Conservation
Dr. Ulrich Kamp, Associate Professor, Department of
Geography
Dr. Derek Kellenberg, Assistant Professor, Department
of Economics
Dr. Peter Koehn, Professor, Department of Political
Science
Dr. Anna Prentiss, Associate Professor, Department of
Anthropology
Dr. Christopher Preston, Associate Professor,
Department of Philosophy
Dr. Rebecca Richards, Professor, Department of
Sociology
Dr. Steve Schwarze, Associate Professor, Department of
Communication Studies
Dr. Dane Scott, Director, Center of Ethics, Associate
Professor, Department of Society and Conservation
Dr. Terry Weidner, Director, Mansfield Center
Solutions Area
Dr. Georgia Cobbs, Associate Professor, Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Brian Kerns, Engineer, Alternative Energy
Technology Program
Dr. Martin Horejsi, Assistant Professor, Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
Nicky Phear, Instructor and Program Coordinator,
Climate Change Studies
Dr. Bradley Layton, Program Director, Energy
Technology Program
Dr. Robin Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of
UG 488 Snow, Ice and Climate 3 cr. Offered
spring. Same as GEO 488 (GEOS 488). Prereq., M 95
(MAT 100). Study of basic physical processes
occurring in snow and ice, and how these processes
govern the interaction between frozen water and the
climate system.
U 494 Seminar- variable credit 1-4cr. Offered
intermittently. A seminar on a current climate change
topic.
Faculty
Science Area
Dr. Ashley Ballantyne, Assistant Professor, Department
of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences
Dr. Cory Cleveland, Assistant Professor, Department of
Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences
Dr. Joel Harper, Associate Professor, Department of
Geosciences
Dr. Anna Klene, Associate Professor, Department of
Geography
Dr. Johnnie Moore, Professor and Chair, Department
of Geosciences
Dr. Steve Running, Regent's Professor of Ecology,
Director of Numerical Terradynamics Simulation
Group
Society Area
Dr. Len Broberg, Professor, Department of
Environmental Studies
Dr. Ulrich Kamp, Associate Professor, Department of
Geography
Dr. Derek Kellenberg, Associate Professor, Department
of Economics
Dr. Peter Koehn, Professor, Department of Political
Science
Dr. Laurie Yung, Associate Professor, Department of
Society and Conservation
Dr. Christopher Preston, Associate Professor,
Department of Philosophy
Dr. Rebecca Richards, Professor, Department of
Sociology
Dr. Steve Schwarze, Associate Professor, Department of
Communication Studies
Dr. Dane Scott, Director, Center of Ethics, Associate
Professor, Department of Society and Conservation
Solutions Area
Nicky Phear, Instructor and Program Coordinator,
Climate Change Studies
Dr. Bradley Layton, Program Director, Energy
Technology Program
Dr. Robin Saha, Associate Professor, Department of
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
Lisa Swallow, Program Director, Department of
Business Technology
Nadia White, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism
Dr. Laurie Yung, Director of Wilderness Institute;
Research Assistant Professor
Lisa Swallow, Program Director, Department of
Business Technology
Nadia White, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
1. Climate Change Internship: CCS 398, 2-4 cr. Request for Service Learning Designation.
Justification: Course meets requirements as described on the Service Learning Course Designation
Form. The Office of Civic Engagement has reviewed this proposal and supports the proposal.
2. Climate Change Internship/Service Learning: CCS 398, 2-4 cr. (R-6) Request to allow course to be
repeatable up to two times, for a total maximum of six credits.
Justification: On occasion, students enrolled in the CCS minor want to do a second internship, and the
current course listing prevents this. The Climate Change Studies minor program offers 10-15 internship
options each spring with a variety of community partners. Allowing students to do two different
internships would broaden their skills and experiences. This change would enable students doing the
Climate Change Studies minor to fulfill their six “Climate Change Solutions” credits through
internships, which is not anticipated to be a problem.
3. Climate Change Field Studies, CCS 352, 2 cr. Request to change course from two to three credits.
Justification: Course lengthened from 9.5 to 13 field days and added a field research project. Total
contact hours include 35 hours of classroom contact (equiv. to 2.2 credits) and more than 31 hours of
laboratory/field work (equivalent to 1 credit), for a justifiable 3.0 credit course. Due to the short and
intensive nature of this field course, students complete coursework before and after the course as
described in the syllabus. This change has been approved by the Climate Change Studies Faculty
Steering Committee.
4. Climate Change: Science and Society, CCS203, 3 cr. Request to change the course title to
“Introduction to Climate Change: Science and Society,” to change the course number from 203 to 103,
cross-list this course with ENST 103 and NRSM 103, and add a General Education “X” designation.
Justification: We want to signal that this course is an introductory course by 1) making this explicit in
the title, and 2) having the course number lower than the other climate change course offerings, such as
GEO/CCS 108, Climate Change: Past and Future. We also want to cross-list this course with ENST and
NRSM to add visibility for students in Environmental Studies and College of Forestry and
Conservation, who make up the bulk of students doing the CCS minor. We feel we have strong
justification for adding a General Education “X” designation due to the global perspective offered
through this course. Please see General Education form for further justification.
5. Add two courses to the Climate Change Studies minor course offerings, including:
*Climate and Society: NRSM 426, 3cr (under the Climate Change and Society curricular area)
*Climate Change Field Studies: CCS 352, 2 cr (under the Climate Change Solutions curricular area).
Note: request is being made to ASCRC to change this from a two to three credit course.
6. Change the catalog listing of CCS/GEO 382 to GEO 482, as was approved by ASCRC in 2011.
Justification: The change was made in the Geosciences Department by Dr. Johnnie Moore, although not
concurrently changed in our cross-listed CCS 382 course.
7. Change the catalog listing of CCS/ENST 485 to CCS/ENST 476, as was approved by ASCRC in
2011.
8. In the catalog description of “Requirements for a Minor,” take out the word ‘science’ from the
sentence, “Six credits from the following: Climate Change Science and Society Courses” so it reads,
“Six credits from the following: Climate Change and Society Courses.
9. In the catalog description of “Requirements for a Minor,” put “climate change solutions” in capital
letters as follows, “Six credits from the following Climate Change Solutions…”
10. In the catalog description of U 362 Climate Change Lecture Series, change it to be offered spring,
not fall. Spring semester is a more ideal time to run the lecture series so it does not overlap with the
introductory climate change course.
11. Change faculty listings as detailed in new catalog copy. The new list reflects faculty who teach
courses that count for the Climate Change Studies minor and also updated rankings.
Note below how courses contribute to existing course offerings, changes are in red.
Climate Change Studies Courses
Introductory Course (required, offered each fall semester):
*Introduction to Climate Change: Science & Society: CCS/ENST/NRSM 103X, 3 cr
Climate Change Science
(Choose six credits from the following)
*Climate Change - Past & Future: GEO 108N, 3 cr
*Weather and Climate: ERTH 303N, 3 cr
*Global Cycles and the Climate Change: NRSM 408 (UG), 3 cr
*Global Change: GEO 482 (UG), 3 cr [ASCRC approved change 2011, previous GEO 382]
*Snow, Ice and Climate: GEO 488 (UG), 3 cr
Climate Change and Society
(Choose six credits from the following):
*Communication, Consumption, & Climate: COMM 379, 3 cr
*Climate Change Ethics & Policy: NRSM 449E (UG), 3 cr
*International Environmental Economics & Climate Change: ECNS 445 (UG), 3 cr (Prereq., ECON
111)
*Sustainable Climate Policies: China & the US: PSCI 324, 3 cr
*Climate and Society: NRSM 426, 3cr
Climate Change Solutions
(Choose six credits from the following, with at least one course taken in category A, which requires
practical application)
Category A
*Climate Change Internship/Service Learning: CCS 398, 2-4 cr
*Climate Change Practicum, CCS 391, 2-4 cr
*Energy Internship: NRG 298, 2 cr
*Environmental Citizenship: ENST 476, 3 cr
Category B
*Intro to Energy Systems II: NRG 102, 3 cr
*Issues in Sustainability: BGEN 160S, 3 cr
*Energy Practicum: NRG 191, 2 cr
*Building Energy Conservation: NRG 235, 3 cr
*Solar &Wind Systems: NRG 242, 3 cr
*Climate Change Field Studies: CCS 352, 3 cr [Note request to change course from 2-3 credits]
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate Office, UH
221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document list
program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009