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CHEM 402Environment Chemistry: Atmosphere

3 credits · Chemistry · Penn State

Environmental Chemistry is an upper-level elective chemistry class focusing on environmental issues and their intersection with chemistry. Specifically, the course will focus on the ways in which environmental processes can be understood in terms of their underlying chemistry as well as the impact of chemicals on the environment. Topics include climate change, air pollution, and the ozone hole. Chem 402 is the first semester of a two semester sequence in environmental chemistry. Chem 402 focuses on the atmosphere and Chem 404 covers topics relevant to water and soil chemistry. These courses are independent of each other. Students can take one or both in any order.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “( CHEM 212 or CHEM 212H ) and Prerequisite or Concurrent: CHEM 450 or CHE 320”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (2)

  • Environmental Engineering, Minor
  • Watersheds and Water Resources, Minor