EARTH 305Physical Science of Climate Change

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Earth Sciences

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines changes in the global climate system, including planetary energy balance, radiative forcing, role of greenhouse gases, and system response and feedback; carbon cycles; paleoclimate, natural and anthropogenic causes; observed and future climate change, implications for earth systems, climate tipping points; strategies including greenhouse gases emission reductions, carbon capture and storage, and geo-engineering options.

Prerequisites

Complete 1 of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - GEOG207 - Climate Change Fundamentals (0.50)
  - SCI205 - Climate Change Fundamentals (0.50)
- Complete all of the following
  - Students must be in level 2B or higher
  - Enrolled in a program offered by Faculty of Science

Antirequisites

Complete all of the following
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
  - EARTH358 - Earth System Science (0.50)
- Not completed any of the following:
  - SCI201

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7452	0 / 100	TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701	8176	57 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
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Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
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Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
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WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them

Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2026–27 (shown here)
2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar