Areas of Specialization
The Climate and Society Program is pleased to announce the launch of optional areas of specialization in the academic year 2023 – 2024. Specializations provide students with the opportunity to focus on a particular area of study and gain tools and knowledge relevant to specific career paths. It also enables students to develop both depth and breadth in their course of study. If interested, students will need to take a minimum of 3 courses to fulfill the specialization.
The initial areas of specializations available to students are Disaster Risk Management, with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness in the Columbia Climate School; and Climate + Built Environment, with the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Both specializations have been developed in partnership with these key knowledge partners to guide the course selections and content. These initial specializations emerged out of internal partnerships and emergent areas of studies with established courses. Additional areas of specializations will be developed in the coming years.