The undergraduate Certificate in Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies (ACSET) requires 18 s.h. of credit. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in coursework for the certificate. Up to 6 s.h. of transfer credit may be applied to the certificate. A maximum of 9 s.h. of coursework used to satisfy requirements for a major, a minor, or another certificate may be applied toward this certificate.
The certificate may be earned by any student admitted to the University of Iowa who is not concurrently enrolled in a UI graduate or professional degree program. Undergraduate to Graduate (U2G) students may earn the certificate when the undergraduate classification is primary.
Students should consult with the ACSET coordinator about their intent to earn the certificate and are encouraged to work with their academic advisor and the ACSET coordinator to develop an individual plan of study that complements their degree program and career interests. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the certificate, students should pay close attention to prerequisites and other requirements that must be completed prior to enrolling in certificate courses.
The undergraduate Certificate in Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies requires the following coursework.
Core Course
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| CBE:2050/CEE:2050 | Severe and Unusual Weather | 3 |
Energy Technology and Climate Impacts/Solutions Courses
Students complete at least one course with an emphasis on energy technology and climate impacts/solutions.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| At least one of these: | ||
| CBE:2030 | Energy and Society | 3 |
| CBE:2040 | Environment, Energy, and Climate Change | 3 |
| CBE:3405 | Green Chemical and Energy Technologies | 3 |
| CEE:4180 | Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science | 3 |
Analytical, Statistical, and Applied Courses
Students complete at least two analytical, statistical, and applied courses with a focus on climate, atmospheric, and energy systems.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| At least two of these: | ||
| CBE:3020 | Applied Statistics for Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CBE:3405 | Green Chemical and Energy Technologies | 3 |
| CBE:4410/CEE:4107 | Sustainable Systems | 3 |
| CBE:4459/CEE:4159/IGPI:4159 | Air Pollution Control Technology | 3 |
| CBE:4460 | Process and Design for Satellites and Environmental Sensors | 3 |
| CBE:5410 | Electrochemical Engineering | 3 |
| CBE:5412 | Atmospheric Modeling | 3 |
| CBE:5415/IGPI:5415 | Satellite Image Processing and Remote Sensing of Atmosphere | 3 |
| CBE:5417/IGPI:5417 | Physical Meteorology and Atmospheric Radiative Transfer | 3 |
| CBE:5425/CEE:5115 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 3 |
| CEE:4180 | Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science | 3 |
| CEE:5310/IGPI:5311/URP:5310 | Informatics for Sustainable Systems | 3 |
| CEE:5410 | Politics and Economics of the Food, Energy, Water Nexus | 3 |
| CHEM:4873 | Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| ECE:5630 | Sustainable Energy Conversion | 3 |
| ISE:5520 | Renewable Energy | 3 |
| ME:4048 | Energy Systems Design | 4 |
Electives
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| At least two of these: | ||
| BAIS:3200 | Database Management | 3 |
| BAIS:3500 | Data Mining | 3 |
| BAIS:4150 | Business Analytics and Information Systems Capstone | 3 |
| CPH:1600 | Public Health Science: Inquiry and Investigation in Public Health | 3 |
| CPH:2200 | Climageddon: Understanding Climate Change and Associated Impacts on Health | 3 |
| CPH:2220 | Building a Healthier Tomorrow: Public Health Methods to Minimize Disease and Pollutant Exposures | 3 |
| CPH:4200 | Agriculture, Food Systems, and Sustainability | 3 |
| ECON:3625/URP:3135 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| EES:2020/ENVS:2020 | Earth's Climate System | 3 |
| EES:4720 | Paleoclimatology | 3 |
| ENGR:2730 | Computers in Engineering | 3 |
| GEOG:2050 | Foundations of GIS | 4 |
| GEOG:2310/EES:2310 | Introduction to Climatology | 3 |
| MKTG:4250 | Marketing and Sustainability | 3 |
| Additional courses from the "Energy Technology and Climate Impacts/Solutions Courses" list | ||
| Additional courses from the "Analytical, Statistical, and Applied Courses" list | ||