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Faculty:<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAitazaz Farooque, Associate Professor, Interim Dean\r\nXiuquan Wang, Professor\r\nAdam Fenech, Associate Professor\r\nSara Sadri, Associate Professor<\/span>\r\nEmma Ladouceur, Assistant Professor<\/span>\r\nYuliya Rashchupkina, Assistant Professor\r\nFarhat Abbas, Adjunct Professor\r\nBishnu Acharya, Adjunct Professor\r\nAndrew Clark, Adjunct Professor\r\n<\/span>\r\n
Munevver\u00a0Dogramaci, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Shuanglong Huang, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Linda Jewell, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Tobias Laengle, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Jessica Livingston, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Aaron Mills, Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Peter Nishimura, Adjunct Professor<\/div>\r\n
Singh Selopal, Adjunct Professor<\/span><\/div>\r\n
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The UPEI Bachelor of Science in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation provides students with a strong foundation in climate sciences complemented by courses in climate related policy and cultural impacts of climate change. The program offers strong comprehensive theory-based courses and a high level of experiential and applied learning. Courses are designed to develop well-rounded students who have a high level of climate change science knowledge supported by highly relevant skills needed to utilize climate change related technology. Faculty members teaching within the Bachelor of Science in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program are focused on providing quality instruction and student growth within a cohort-based learning community. Graduates of the program will emerge ready to pursue various climate change related careers, professional studies, or graduate education.<\/p>\r\n

This program of study examines \u201cclimate change adaptation\" which refers to the adjustments that societies or ecosystems make to limit the negative effects of climate change or to take advantage of opportunities provided by a changing climate. Adaptation can range from a farmer planting more drought-resistant crops to a coastal community evaluating how best to protect its infrastructure from rising sea level. Climate change is already impacting societies and ecosystems around the world, and many impacts are expected to increase as global temperatures continue to rise. While reducing greenhouse gas emissions is required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, a certain amount of global warming is inevitable, due to the long-lasting nature of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, and to heat already stored in the oceans. Adapting to the changes that are already underway, and preparing for future climate change, can help reduce the risks societies will face from climate change.<\/p>\r\n

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLIED CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION <\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Students following this degree program must complete 120\/121 semester hours of required courses. (NOTE: As per Academic Regulation #1 h), all undergraduate degree programs require successful completion of IKE-1040 and a Writing Intensive Course.)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

YEAR 1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\u2022 ACC 1010 Introduction to Climate Change and PEI\u2019s Living Lab\r\n\u2022 ACC 1020 Introduction to Climate Adaptation Tools and Technologies\r\n\u2022 BIO 1010 Current Issues in Environmental Biology\r\n\u2022 CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I\r\n\u2022 MATH 1120 Calculus for Managerial, Social and Life Sciences; or 1910 Single Variable Calculus I\r\n\u2022 IKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island\r\n\u2022 Four Electives\r\n

YEAR 2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\u2022 ACC 2020 Climate Change Policy and Politics\r\n\u2022 ACC 2030 Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change\r\n\u2022 ACC 3050 Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies\r\n\u2022 CS 1910 Computer Science I\r\n\u2022 ENV 2120 Earth\u2019s Physical Environment\r\n\u2022 PHYS 2630 Climate Physics\r\n\u2022 STAT 1910 Introduction to Probability and Statistics\r\n\u2022 Three electives\r\n\r\nYEAR 3<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u2022 ACC 3010 Global Climate Systems and Science\r\n\u2022 ACC 3030 Climate Change Monitoring\r\n\u2022 ACC 3040 Climate Change Statistics in R\r\n\u2022 ACC 3100 Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystems\r\n\u2022 ACC 3120 Climate Change Policy in Canada\r\n\u2022 Four Electives\r\n\r\nSUMMER SESSION<\/strong>\r\n