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2023 Syllabuses
Contributor: Jonathan Gilligan
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Keywords: quantitatively assessing evidence for anthropogenic climate change; build understanding of climate system models; strengths and weaknesses of policy measures
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Contributor: Lynn Russell
Institution: University of California, San Diego
Level: Undergraduate
Keywords: quantitative understanding of aerosols; the carbon cycle and GHGs; clear lesson plans with textbook chapters
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2022 Syllabuses
Contributor: Joshua Colwell
Institution: University of Central Florida
Level: Undergraduate
Keywords: critically analysing data; trade-offs of energy use strategies; detailed assignment instructions
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2021 Syllabuses
Contributor: Michael Wiescher
Institution: University of Notre Dame
Level: Undergraduate
Keywords: energy transfer and radiation physics; greenhouse effect; oceanic climate and currents
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2017 Syllabuses
Contributor: Jason West
Institution: University of North Carolina
Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Keywords: draws on chemistry, physics, economics; historical context of global energy infrastructure; international and national adaptation efforts
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Contributor: Tom Gill
Institution: The University of Texas at El Paso
Level: Undergraduate
Keywords: art and climate change; art and science; landscape and aesthetics
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2013 Syllabuses
Contributor: Jason West
Institution: University of North Carolina
Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Keywords: interdisciplinary approach; introductory course; climate change science and policy solutions
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2012 Syllabuses
Contributor: Kerry Emanuel
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Level: Undergraduate
Keywords: developing a hierarchy of climate of models; radiative transfer through gases; science behind mitigation and adaptation policy
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