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Track 1: Atmosphere and the Environment

This track is intended for students interested in environmental applications of the atmospheric sciences, including air quality, atmospheric chemistry, human health, and hydrology. Students interested in a program including the social sciences should consider supplementing this track with classes in the Program on the Environment. Courses selected for this track are:

CHEM 142 (5), CHEM 152 (5) General Chemistry

plus a minimum of 3 courses from the following list:

ATM S 451: Instruments and Observations (5)
ATM S 458: Global Environmental Chemistry (4)
CEE 350: Environmental Engineering -Water and Air Quality (4)
CEE 476: Physical Hydrology (3)
CEE 480: Air Quality Modeling (3)
CEE 490/ENV H 461: Air Pollution Control (4)
CEE 493: Air Pollution Source Testing and Equipment Evaluation (3)
CHEM E 468/CIVE 494/M E 468: Air Pollution Control Design (3)
ENV H 311: Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
ENV H 449: Respiratory Effects of Air Pollution (2)
ENV H 472: Environmental Risk and Society (prereq: CHEM 162 or 203) (3)
M E 424: Combustion Systems and Pollutant Formation (4)
PHYS 341: Energy and Environment I (3)
PHYS 342: Energy and Environment II (3)
STAT 311: Basic Statistical Analysis (5)

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