Atmospheric Sciences: Concentration in Climatology

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This concentration is designed to prepare a student for advanced work in Atmospheric Science with an emphasis on Climatology.

I. Required courses in the major—43 hours, including:

ATMS 103 - Introduction to Meteorology (3)
or
ATMS 113 - Understanding the Atmosphere (3)
ATMS 205 - Weather Analysis (1)
ATMS 223 - Physical Climatology (3)
ATMS 230 - Fortran for Meteorologists (3)
ATMS 241 - Geography in Meteorology (1)
ATMS 251 - Mathematics in Meteorology (1)
ATMS 261 - Computer Applications in Meteorology (1)
ATMS 305 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Statics (3)
ATMS 310 - Atmospheric Kinematics and Dynamics (3)
ATMS 320 - Meteorological Instruments (3)
ATMS 405 - Meteorological Statistics (3)
ATMS 410 - Synoptic Meteorology I (3)
ATMS 411 - Synoptic Meteorology II (3)
ATMS 420 - Applied Climatology (3)
ATMS 455 - Physical Meteorology (3)
ATMS 464 - Scientific Writing (3)

And 3 additional hours of ATMS coursework at the 300-400 level

Note: CSCI 181 may be substituted for ATMS 230

II. Required courses outside the major—26 hours distributed as follows:

CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
MATH 291 - Calculus III (4)
MATH 394 - Differential Equations (3)
PHYS 221 - Physics I (4)
PHYS 222 - Physics II (4)

Additional courses in Statistics and Mathematics are recommended

III. Special departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated by a senior comprehensive exam. Oral competency is demonstrated as part of the senior comprehensive examination. Formal preparation for this is in ATMS 410 and 411. Computer competency is demonstrated through completion of either ATMS 230 or CSCI 181. Writing and information literacy competencies are demonstrated in ATMS 464.