UNAS 1733 Climate Change and the Corporation: Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities

This is a Complex Problem course and is open to FRESHMEN only. You must take UNAS1733 with this course. Climate change is a complex, existential threat to humanity, manifesting in heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and flooding. Corporate America is a contributor to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, corporations are impacted by climate change as it threatens their physical assets and their ability to supply goods and services. Through an integrated approach that blends scientific analysis of climate change with case studies of corporations, students will learn the science behind climate risk and study how businesses are managing and communicating to stakeholders both the impacts of climate change on the firm as well as the firm's impact on the environment.

Course overview

Department
University
School
MCAS
Credits
6
Level
Undergraduate

Catalog details

Satisfies core
Natural Science,Social Science

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Requirements fulfilled

  • University Core: Natural Science (All undergraduates)
  • University Core: Social Science (All undergraduates)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.61 / 5 · Very Good
57 responses
Instructor rating
4.26 / 5 · Very Good
57 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Fall 2024

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2024Mary Ellen Carter3.64.34.34.34.54.04.24.41–3 hrs/week57 of 76

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Mary Ellen Carter, Tara Pisani Gareau · Hayden Hall Room 107 TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Gayathri Goel · Stokes Hall 105S M 10:00AM-11:15AM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Gayathri Goel · Fulton Hall 210 M 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Gayathri Goel · Stokes Hall 105S W 10:00AM-11:15AM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Gayathri Goel · Stokes Hall 105S W 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Mary Ellen Carter, Tara Pisani Gareau · Hayden Hall Room 107 Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Instructor not listed · Stokes Hall 105S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM;Stokes Hall 107S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM;Stokes Hall 201S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM;Stokes Hall 205S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Instructor not listed · Stokes Hall 111S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM;Stokes Hall 117S Tu 06:00PM-07:15PM · Offered