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Climate Resilience and Adaptation Minor (ESP)

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
6-8
Credits (computed from items)
16-18
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_d308a35b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundation Courses

2 items
  1. CLIM 101& CLIM 103
    Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society (Mason Core)and Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society Laboratory (Mason Core)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. EVPP 490
    Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
    As published: “Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy (when the topic is "Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Assessment")”
    3

Practical Experience

1 item
  1. Students have the option of completing this requirement via an internship, an independent research project, or a capstone course:
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Internship 1,2

10 items
  1. ANTH 495
    1-6
  2. BUS 492
    Internship in Business
    As published: “Internship in Business 3”
    75
  3. CLIM 409
    3
  4. COMM 450
    0-6
  5. ECON 493
    Capstone Internship
    As published: “Capstone Internship (Mason Core)”
    3
  6. EVPP 494
    1-3
  7. GCH 498
    Global and Community Health Internship. 3
    As published: “Global and Community Health Internship”
    6
  8. GOVT 480
    3
  9. INTS 490
    1-6
  10. SOCI 416
    Internship in Sociology I
    As published: “Internship in Sociology I (Mason Core)”
    3-6

Independent Research Project 1

11 items
  1. ANTH 450
    3
  2. CEIE 490
    Civil Engineering Senior Design Project I
    As published: “Civil Engineering Senior Design Project I (Mason Core)”
    1-3
  3. CEIE 491
    Civil Engineering Senior Design Project II
    As published: “Civil Engineering Senior Design Project II (Mason Core)”
    3
  4. CONF 370
    1-9
  5. CONF 375
    1-6
  6. CONF 385
    3
  7. GCH 499
    1-6
  8. GOVT 399
    1-3
  9. INTS 498
    1-15
  10. SYST 490
    3
  11. SYST 495
    Senior Design Project II
    As published: “Senior Design Project II (Mason Core)”
    3

Capstone Course

6 items
  1. EVPP 480
    Sustainability in Action
    As published: “Sustainability in Action (Mason Core)”
    4
  2. GCH 465
    Community Health Capstone
    As published: “Community Health Capstone (Mason Core)”
    3
  3. GEOL 420
    Earth Science and Policy
    As published: “Earth Science and Policy (Mason Core)”
    18
  4. GEOL 480
    1-3
  5. GGS 485
    Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science
    As published: “Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science (Mason Core)”
    3
  6. PSYC 499
    3

Elective Courses

electives · 76 items
  1. Select 6-8 credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    6-8
  2. ANTH 370
    3
  3. ANTH 394
    3
  4. BIOL 301
    Biology and Society
    As published: “Biology and Society (Mason Core)”
    3
  5. BIOL 379
    RS: Ecological Sustainability
    As published: “RS: Ecological Sustainability (Mason Core)”
    4
  6. BUS 200
    Global Environment of Business
    As published: “Global Environment of Business (Mason Core)”
    3
  7. BUS 295
    3
  8. CEIE 100
    Environmental Issues and Solutions Around the World
    As published: “Environmental Issues and Solutions Around the World (Mason Core)”
    3
  9. CEIE 441
    3
  10. CEIE 445
    3
  11. CEIE 452
    3
  12. CLIM 102
    Introduction to Global Climate Change Science
    As published: “Introduction to Global Climate Change Science (Mason Core)”
    4
  13. CLIM 111
    Introduction to the Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science
    As published: “Introduction to the Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science (Mason Core)”
    3
  14. CLIM 312
    Physical Climatology
    or: GGS 312 Physical Climatology
    3
  15. CLIM 314
    3
  16. CLIM 319
    3
  17. CLIM 440
    3
  18. COMM 433
    3
  19. CONF 300
    3
  20. CONF 330
    3
  21. CONF 340
    Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution
    As published: “Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution (Mason Core)”
    3
  22. CONF 347
    3
  23. ECON 105
    Environmental Economics for the Citizen
    As published: “Environmental Economics for the Citizen (Mason Core)”
    3
  24. ECON 309
    3
  25. ECON 335
    3
  26. ECON 435
    3
  27. EVPP 322
    30
  28. EVPP 336
    Tackling Wicked Problems in Society & the Environment
    As published: “Tackling Wicked Problems in Society & the Environment (Mason Core)”
    3
  29. EVPP 337
    Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries
    As published: “Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries (Mason Core)”
    3
  30. EVPP 361
    3
  31. EVPP 362
    3
  32. EVPP 425
    RS: Ecological Sustainability
    As published: “RS: Ecological Sustainability (Mason Core)”
    4
  33. EVPP 432
    3
  34. EVPP 434
    3
  35. EVPP 436
    3
  36. EVPP 442
    4
  37. EVPP 480
    Sustainability in Action
    As published: “Sustainability in Action (Mason Core)”
    4
  38. GCH 305
    3
  39. GCH 360
    3
  40. GEOL 120
    The Changing Ocean
    As published: “The Changing Ocean (Mason Core)”
    3
  41. GEOL 121
    The Changing Ocean Laboratory
    As published: “The Changing Ocean Laboratory (Mason Core)”
    1
  42. GEOL 305
    Environmental Geology
    As published: “Environmental Geology (Mason Core)”
    3
  43. GEOL 332
    3
  44. GGS 103
    Human Geography
    As published: “Human Geography (Mason Core)”
    3
  45. GGS 302
    3
  46. GGS 303
    Geography of Resource Conservation
    As published: “Geography of Resource Conservation (Mason Core)”
    3
  47. GGS 304
    Population Geography
    As published: “Population Geography (Mason Core)”
    3
  48. GGS 306
    3
  49. GGS 307
    3
  50. GGS 354
    3
  51. GLOA 388
    3
  52. GOVT 352
    3
  53. GOVT 357
    3
  54. GOVT 361
    3
  55. GOVT 362
    3
  56. GOVT 364
    3
  57. GOVT 464
    Issues in Public Policy and Administration
    As published: “Issues in Public Policy and Administration (when the topic is "Introduction to Energy and Climate Law")”
    1-3
  58. INTS 102
    Global Networks and Communities
    As published: “Global Networks and Communities (Mason Core)”
    6
  59. INTS 210
    Sustainable World
    As published: “Sustainable World (Mason Core)”
    4
  60. INTS 211
    Introduction to Conservation Studies
    As published: “Introduction to Conservation Studies (Mason Core)”
    3-6
  61. INTS 292
    0-1
  62. INTS 304
    Social Movements and Community Activism
    As published: “Social Movements and Community Activism (Mason Core)”
    4
  63. INTS 332
    3
  64. INTS 334
    Environmental Justice
    As published: “Environmental Justice (Mason Core)”
    4
  65. INTS 337
    3
  66. INTS 406
    Global Leadership
    As published: “Global Leadership (Mason Core)”
    3
  67. INTS 450
    4
  68. MGMT 454
    3
  69. PHIL 243
    Global Environmental Ethics
    As published: “Global Environmental Ethics (Mason Core)”
    3
  70. PHIL 343
    Topics in Environmental Philosophy
    As published: “Topics in Environmental Philosophy (Mason Core)”
    3
  71. PSYC 335
    3
  72. PSYC 410
    3
  73. PSYC 427
    Community Engagement for Social Change
    As published: “Community Engagement for Social Change (Mason Core)”
    3
  74. SOCI 332
    The Urban World
    As published: “The Urban World (Mason Core)”
    3
  75. SOCI 352
    Social Problems and Solutions
    As published: “Social Problems and Solutions (Mason Core)”
    3
  76. WMST 319
    3
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