Spring 2027

Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment

Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment reviews Arctic and Antarctic history, geography, circulations, ice, and future states via earth system models.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Christian Andresen

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.67 GPA, 86.8% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.46 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the history, geography, atmospheric and ocean circulations, permafrost, ice sheets, glaciers, and the future state of the Arctic and Antarctic Regions.

  • Explain the major theories and concepts of the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

  • Identify how interactions occur between the major components of each polar region and their influence on global processes and climate.

  • Recognize the need for multi-disciplinary research to further our understanding of the polar regions and their role in the global system.

  • Integrate thesis or dissertation research directly or indirectly with polar processes research, thereby gaining better insight into Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2 UW Guide 3

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ATMOCN/ENVIRST/GEOG 322

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.67 GPA, 86.8% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.46 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHRISTIAN ANDRESEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.67 GPA, 86.8% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.46 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History, geography, atmospheric and ocean circulations, permafrost, ice sheets, glaciers, and future projections for Arctic and Antarctica.
  • Role of polar regions in the earth's system and associated global climatic feedbacks.

Skills

  • Describing polar history and geography; explaining polar theories; identifying regional interactions with global climate.

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1238 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ATMOCN/ENVIRST/GEOG 322 · Spring 2027

Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment

Recorded 2026-10-14
ATMOCN/ENVIRST/GEOG 322 · Spring 2027

Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment

Recorded 2026-10-14
ATMOCN/ENVIRST/GEOG 322 · Spring 2027

Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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