Climate Policy Graduate Program
Climate Policy Concentration (18 credits/6 courses)
This climate policy graduate program provides students with an interdisciplinary gateway into one of the most pressing international political challenges ever faced by humanity. Students in this concentration will focus their studies on the multidimensional social, political, technical, and scientific issues of climatic change. Students will participate in an interdisciplinary mix of courses that combine international affairs and policy studies with climate science and social theory. The major emphasis will be on an in-depth understanding of the policy process for climate mitigation and adaptation.
Climate Policy Concentration Requirements:
All students in this concentration must successfully complete 18 credits and participate each fall semester in a climate negotiation simulation. Students are also encouraged to apply, in their second year, to join the University of Maine delegation to the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
A. Required Courses (6 credits/2 courses):
B. Policy Electives (6 Credits/2 courses):
B. Climate Science Electives (6 Credits/2 courses):
To provide students with flexibility in course selection appropriate to their career goals, other courses can be substituted with approval from the SPIA graduate coordinator. Please be advised that the Graduate School only allows two courses at the 400 level to be counted toward a graduate degree.