SMP: A Professional Science Master's in Climate Science and Solutions for Nothern Arizona University

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。这一新的气候科学与解决方案科学硕士项目提供跨学科和重点培训，为学生在应对气候变化影响、适应和缓解的新兴经济部门的职业生涯做好准备。它将强调发展与减排和抵消项目、可再生能源、碳封存技术、碳足迹管理和企业环境责任相关的设计、实施、核查和评估的技能。SMP课程围绕气候变化科学、自然资源经济学、可持续系统工程以及温室气体科学和管理等一系列跨学科核心课程而建立。通过其他现有课程，拟议的计划将把“+”学科纳入课程(生物、商业、工程、环境科学、林业、地质学、政治学)，使学生能够根据需要和兴趣进行专业化。与行业合作伙伴一起进行的创新暑期实习将为学生提供经验，使他们了解课程工作与实际应用之间的关系，进一步发展学生在与劳动力需求直接相关的领域的技能，并将学生与可能在毕业后聘用他们的企业和组织联系起来。该项目将根据学生、实习东道主以及学术界和产业界的顾问委员会的反馈进行适应性管理。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This new Science Master's Program in Climate Science and Solutions provides interdisciplinary and focused training to prepare students for careers in emerging sectors of the economy that deal with climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation. It will emphasize development of skills related to the design, implementation, verification and assessment of emission reduction and offset projects, renewable energy, carbon sequestration technology, carbon footprint management, and corporate environmental responsibility. This SMP is built around an interdisciplinary set of core courses in the science of climate change, natural resources economics, sustainable systems engineering, and the science and management of greenhouse gases. Through other existing courses, the proposed program will incorporate "plus" disciplines into the curriculum (Biology, Business, Engineering, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Political Science) that will enable student specialization depending on needs and interests. An innovative summer internship with an industry partner will provide experience that grounds students' understanding of the relationship of their coursework to real-world applications, further develop our students' skills in areas directly related to workforce needs, and connect students with businesses and organizations that may hire them upon graduation. The program will be managed adaptively with feedback from students, internship hosts, and an advisory board from academia and industry.