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Elective Courses

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Electives and fields previously taken by students.

Natural Science Electives:

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B)

• Tropical Agriculture and Sustainable Development G4136
• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes G4650

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES)

• Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences W4008
• Atmospheric Dynamics G6921
• Atmospheric Radiation G6922
• Dynamics of Climate G6920
• Radiative Processes of Climate G6923
• Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry W4924
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Seminar (Atmospheric Thermodynamics) G9815
• Ocean Circulation Theory

Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS)

• Water and Infectious Diseases P9320

Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering (DEEE)

• Industrial Ecology-Earth Resources E4001
• Physical Hydrology E6240
• Water Management and Development U6252

Social Science Electives:

• Multidisciplinary Approaches to Development U9253
• Economic Growth and Development G6303
• Climate Change, Development and Human Rights U6230
• Emotions and Political Science G4622
• Advanced Microeconomic Analysis II (Dynamic Game Theory with applications to climate change) G6212
• Topics in Political Economics G6492
• Industrial Development G6306
• Public Finance G6805
• Political Economy G6492

Electives from Other Fields:

Columbia Graduate School of Business - Finance and Economics Division

• Finance Theory FINC-B9302
• Foundations of Optimization DRAN-B9824

Columbia Department of Statistics

• Spatial Statistics G8220

Columbia School of Law

• Climate Change Law L6038