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9 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Covers wind, temperature, clouds, precipitation, storm systems, air pollution, global winds, seasonal changes, and climate variability.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jonathan Martin
Multiple-choice exams required detailed knowledge of the textbook, and students noted a lack of lecture slides, review sheets, or feedback on assignments.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Weather and Climate covers wind, temperature, clouds, precipitation, storm systems, air pollution, global winds, and climate change, including map analyses and quantitative labs.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Michael Morgan
One student with a background in the field found the introductory material easy and stated that little effort was required to pass.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Survey of Oceanography covering ocean water properties, ocean-atmosphere interactions, seafloor structure, marine life, and human relationships with the marine environment.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Andrea Dutton
The course required a weekly smartbook assignment and a 20-question quiz, but it featured no exams or final exam.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026This course introduces air quality by linking chemistry, meteorology, engineering, policy, and public health to pollutant impacts and regulation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Tracey Holloway
Students noted that the class was definitely difficult and that they had to work hard to achieve a passing grade.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Fundamental study of global warming causes, scientific evidence, future predictions, impacts on humans and ecosystems, and societal debates over solutions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jack Williams
The course involved lots of readings, though assessments focused on lecture content rather than external sources.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores the science behind natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes, addressing hazard assessment, forecasting, and mitigation to lessen societal impact.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Shaun Marcott
One student reported that the course had no midterm or final, consisting instead of six quizzes and a few exercises. They noted that getting an A was not too hard with a little work.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Covers basic climate principles, present climate variability, past evolution, and future projections of climate change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Michael Notaro
One student found the quizzes manageable after studying the provided guide, noting the lectures were in-depth.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Examines the cultural significance, access, and human impact on water cycles, focusing on US case studies and differential impacts on racial and ethnic communities under climate change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mattie Urrutia
Exams were reported as insanely hard with insufficient time to finish, and class averages on tests hovered around 70% without any curve.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Limnology and Marine Science Seminar covers sections in various fields of zoological research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026