Joint Major in Chemistry and Climate

Chemistry Courses

• CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
• CHEM056 HM - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM103 HM - Chemical Analysis
• CHEM109 HM - Chemical Analysis Laboratory

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  and

  3 credits of additional Chemistry coursework that is advanced (has a non-Core chemistry prerequisite or requires junior/senior standing), including but not limited to:

• CHEM104 HM - Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM114 HM - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM182 HM - Biochemistry
• CHEM192 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage (For students who take CHEM192, one additional credit of advanced coursework will need to be completed to fulfill the major requirement)

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  and

  1 Chemistry Laboratory chosen from :

• CHEM053 HM - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM058 HM - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM110 HM - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM112 HM - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
• CHEM184 HM - Biochemistry Laboratory

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  and

  3 additional credits of chemistry coursework (Cannot double count with courses taken to satisfy the Climate Impacts or Interventions requirement)

Climate Courses

• PHYS051 HM - Electromagnetic Theory and Optics

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  and

• MATH082 HM - Differential Equations or MATH102 PO/PZ/SC or MATH111 CM/SC  

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  and

  3 credits from Probability and/or Statistics:

• MATH056 HM - Data, Probability, and Statistics for Engineers
• MATH062 HM - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
• MATH052 CM/PZ
• MATH057 PO
• MATH058 PO
• MATH151 PO
• MATH152 PO
• PHYS117 HM  
• BIOL154 HM  

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  and

• 3 credits from Computational/Numerical Methods/Scientific Computing:

• CHEM080 HM - Numerical Methods for the Central Science
• PHYS064 HM - Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physicists
• PHYS105 KS
• PHYS170 HM  
• CSCI144 HM  
• MATH164 HM  
• MATH165 HM  
• ENGR176 HM  
• MATH264 CG

 

and

• CLES101 HM - Climate Dynamics

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  and

• CHEM170 HM - Chemistry of the Oceans and Atmosphere

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  and

• One of the following:

• CLES120 HM - Games for Climate Change Literacy
• CHEM192 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage
• ENGR147 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage
• PHYS147 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage

• (Students who take CHEM192, ENGR147, or PHYS147 will need to complete one additional credit to satisfy this major requirement)

   

  and

• One of the following (this course may be double counted toward the HSA requirement):

• POST114 HM - Comparative Environmental Politics
• POST140 HM - Global Environmental Politics
• POST168 HM - Bicycle Revolution
• SOSC180 HM - Tropical Forests: Policy and Practice
• ECON146 HM - Environmental Economics

Climate Colloquium and Chemistry Seminar

• Two semesters of:

• CHEM199 HM - Chemistry Seminar

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  and

• Two semesters of:

• CLES199 HM - Climate and Environment Colloquium

Capstone (6 Credits)

• CHEM151 HM - Senior Thesis Research in Chemistry

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• CHEM152 HM - Senior Thesis Research in Chemistry

Note:

New courses are coming online each year that expand the possible courses a student can take to fulfill major requirements. Major advisors have the full list of courses that can fulfill these requirements. Students are encouraged to speak with their major advisor to determine if a course will satisfy a requirement. These courses might include new climate courses developed at Harvey Mudd (primarily with the CLES course code), and appropriate courses offered by other Claremont Colleges. 

This major is not an ACS-certified major; students wishing to obtain ACS certification can do so by taking both CHEM104 HM  and CHEM182 HM , a total of four chemistry laboratories, and a total of 8 credits of ACS in-depth chemistry electives. Students who wish to receive ACS accreditation in the joint major should speak with the Chemistry Department chair or associate chair.