Examines key themes and issues in the study of political interaction between states and non-state actors, including international security, armed conflict and conflict management, global governance and international institutions, the world economy, poverty and inequality, and climate change. Prerequisite: POLI_V 100. Or second-year standing or higher.
Physical principles underlying weather and climates. Thermal, moisture and wind climates from the scale of plants and animals to the globe. Daily weather systems and climate change. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOS_V (or GEOB_V) 200, GEOS_V (or GEOB_V) 204, or APBI_V 244. This course is recommended for students with credit in one of GEOS_V 102, GEOB_V 102, or second-year standing in science. [3-2*-0] Equivalency: APBI_V 244 and GEOB_V 200.
Implications of a finite biosphere and the complexities inherent in environmental decision-making. [3-0-0]
Properties and composition of natural waters, including gas and solid equilibria, pH and acidification, redox chemistry, complexation, corrosion, ion exchange, colloids and microbial transformations. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of CHEM 123, CHEM 130, CHBE 220. and Third year standing.