BEE 4800

Atmospheric Chemistry: From Air Pollution to Global Change

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course investigates the science of atmospheric chemistry as its relation to air pollution and global change. Students examine the chemistry and physics that determines atmospheric composition on local to global scales including the effects of biogeochemistry and atmospheric photochemistry.

Prerequisites CHEM 2070 or CHEM 2090, MATH 1920, and PHYS 1112 or permission of instructor.

Distribution Requirements (OPHLS-AG), (PHS-AS)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2022FA, 2021FA

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of chemistry and physics to the atmosphere, its composition, its chemistry and air quality.
• Use simple analytical models and concepts to analyze and describe the complex system of the atmosphere and its chemistry.
• Relate environmental problems to the science behind them, in terms of methodologies in which they can be addressed scientifically, the uncertainty in the results, and the ability to make informed decisions about environmental policy.

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