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MMet Meteorology and Climate with a Year in Oklahoma

  • UCAS code
    F791
  • Typical offer
    AAB
  • Year of entry
    2023/24
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years
  • Year of entry
    2023/24
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years

If you are fascinated by storms and tornadoes, then studying MMet Meteorology and Climate with a year in Oklahoma will be the perfect chance to study severe weather systems up close.

Meteorology is a vital tool for tackling the biggest issues facing the planet today, including ozone depletion and climate change. This course is approved by the Royal Meteorological Society and leads to a masters-level qualification. It is ideal for someone who is considering a career in climate or meteorological research.

The first two years are identical to the BSc Meteorology and Climate course and will cover all aspects of meteorology and climate, including atmospheric science and oceanography. Teaching is divided between lectures and practical work, but the ratio depends on options selected. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to carry out a range of experiments using our extensive fluid dynamics and instrument labs, and atmospheric observatory.

You will then spend your third year at the University of Oklahoma. The modules during this part of the course will be geared towards the weather of the US High Plains regions and the methods used to observe and forecast it.

During your final year you will carry out an independent research project and can choose from an extended range of options at masters level. Many of our excellent teaching staff are world leaders in their fields and a number are Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors and Fellows of the Royal Society. We also have a Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, and the University is one of only 19 institutes in the UK to have been awarded one of these prestigious positions by Her Majesty the Queen. Whichever research topic you pick, you can be sure of getting expert advice. The Department of Meteorology has also scored 100% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2022.

This course is approved by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and is your first step towards becoming professionally accredited as either a Registered Meteorologist (RMet) or Chartered Meteorologist (CMet).

Our degree programmes are also accredited by the British Computer Society – the Chartered Institute for IT.

Placement

The department benefits from a specialist placement officer and strong links with industry. A number of students carry out work experience during their summer vacations. Popular destinations include the Met Office, MeteoGroup and EDF Trading.

For more information, please visit the Department of Meteorology website.

Overview

If you are fascinated by storms and tornadoes, then studying MMet Meteorology and Climate with a year in Oklahoma will be the perfect chance to study severe weather systems up close.

Meteorology is a vital tool for tackling the biggest issues facing the planet today, including ozone depletion and climate change. This course is approved by the Royal Meteorological Society and leads to a masters-level qualification. It is ideal for someone who is considering a career in climate or meteorological research.

The first two years are identical to the BSc Meteorology and Climate course and will cover all aspects of meteorology and climate, including atmospheric science and oceanography. Teaching is divided between lectures and practical work, but the ratio depends on options selected. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to carry out a range of experiments using our extensive fluid dynamics and instrument labs, and atmospheric observatory.

You will then spend your third year at the University of Oklahoma. The modules during this part of the course will be geared towards the weather of the US High Plains regions and the methods used to observe and forecast it.

During your final year you will carry out an independent research project and can choose from an extended range of options at masters level. Many of our excellent teaching staff are world leaders in their fields and a number are Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors and Fellows of the Royal Society. We also have a Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, and the University is one of only 19 institutes in the UK to have been awarded one of these prestigious positions by Her Majesty the Queen. Whichever research topic you pick, you can be sure of getting expert advice. The Department of Meteorology has also scored 100% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2022.

This course is approved by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and is your first step towards becoming professionally accredited as either a Registered Meteorologist (RMet) or Chartered Meteorologist (CMet).

Our degree programmes are also accredited by the British Computer Society – the Chartered Institute for IT.

Placement

The department benefits from a specialist placement officer and strong links with industry. A number of students carry out work experience during their summer vacations. Popular destinations include the Met Office, MeteoGroup and EDF Trading.

For more information, please visit the Department of Meteorology website.

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AAB, including grade A in A level Mathematics and grade B in Physics.

International Baccalaureate

34 points overall including 6 in Maths and 5 in Physics, both at higher level.

Extended Project Qualification

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.

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IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

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Structure

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Compulsory modules include:

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Module details


Title:

Calculus

Code:

MA1CA

Convenor:

DR Peter Chamberlain

Summary:

This module covers core topics in calculus.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Linear Algebra

Code:

MA1LA

Convenor:

PROF Paul Glaister

Summary:

This module introduces the mathematics of linearity needed for other modules, and includes various topics in linear algebra.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Introduction to Meteorology

Code:

MT11C

Convenor:

PROF Suzanne Gray

Summary:

This module introduces key concepts in atmospheric science, and skills in interpreting meteorological data, and provides an introduction to a wide range of topics in meteorology.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 35%, Practical 40%, Set exercise 25%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Weather and Climate Fundamentals

Code:

MT11D

Convenor:

DR Peter Inness

Summary:

A module combining introductory theory of meteorology, problem solving tutorials and meteorological data analysis.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 20%, Practical 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Skills for Environmental Science

Code:

MT12C

Convenor:

PROF Keith Morrison

Summary:

This module introduces instruments and techniques used to measure meteorological parameters and basic skills in laboratory experimentation, as well as developing skills in computer programming useful in environmental  science.

Assessment Method:

Set exercise 34%, Report 66%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MA1CA Calculus DR Peter Chamberlain
MA1LA Linear Algebra PROF Paul Glaister
MT11C Introduction to Meteorology PROF Suzanne Gray
MT11D Weather and Climate Fundamentals DR Peter Inness
MT12C Skills for Environmental Science PROF Keith Morrison

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Foundations of Mathematics

Code:

MA1FM

Convenor:

DR Chris Daw

Summary:

This module introduces fundamental topics in mathematics.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Physics of the Natural World

Code:

PH101

Convenor:

PROF Matt Owens

Summary:

A lecture and tutorial course which covers the physics essential to understanding the natural world, namely classical mechanics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Assignment 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MA1FM Foundations of Mathematics DR Chris Daw
PH101 Physics of the Natural World PROF Matt Owens

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Differential Equations

Code:

MA2DE

Convenor:

DR Peter Sweby

Summary:

In this module, we continue the ODE work of Part 1 and consider more advanced topics such as ODEs with non-constant coefficients, integral and series solutions, Fourier series and the theory of boundary value problems. This is then extended into the study of partial differential equations, in particular the diffusion equation, the wave equation and Laplace’s equation, for which appropriate solution techniques are studied.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics

Code:

MT24A

Convenor:

DR Miguel Teixeira

Summary:

This module is an introduction to the fluid dynamics that drives the ocean and atmosphere circulations.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Set exercise 30%, Class test 20%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Atmospheric Physics

Code:

MT24B

Convenor:

DR Chris Westbrook

Summary:

The fundamental processes in cloud physics and atmospheric radiative transfer.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Set exercise 50%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Numerical Methods for Environmental Science

Code:

MT24C

Convenor:

PROF Paul Williams

Summary:

A module based around computer practicals and lectures, introducing students to numerical algorithms for solving the equations relevant to environmental science.

Assessment Method:

Set exercise 50%, Report 50%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Climate Change

Code:

MT25G

Convenor:

PROF Bill Collins

Summary:

This module provides an assessment of climate change over the past century and coming century, and its likely causes

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 50%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Surface Energy Exchange

Code:

MT26E

Convenor:

DR Tristan Quaife

Summary:

In this module students will learn how the atmospheric boundary layer responds to surface fluxes. The fundamentals of turbulence and micrometeorology of the surface layer are also introduced.

Assessment Method:

Practical 10%, Report 90%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Statistics for Weather and Climate Science

Code:

MT2SWC

Convenor:

PROF Ted Shepherd

Summary:

A module comprising both a lecture and a practical component, which together introduce students to the use of statistical methods in weather and climate science, and their practical application.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MA2DE Differential Equations DR Peter Sweby
MT24A Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics DR Miguel Teixeira
MT24B Atmospheric Physics DR Chris Westbrook
MT24C Numerical Methods for Environmental Science PROF Paul Williams
MT25G Climate Change PROF Bill Collins
MT26E Surface Energy Exchange DR Tristan Quaife
MT2SWC Statistics for Weather and Climate Science PROF Ted Shepherd

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Summer Placement

Code:

MA2SPL

Convenor:

MRS Claire Newbold

Summary:

This module gives students an opportunity to do a work placement, an internship or work shadowing with a work based employer broadly related to the general sphere of their degree studies. Based on the work experience gained, the student will deliver a self-reflective review following feedback from their employer and a poster that they will present at a student and employer networking event.

Assessment Method:

Oral 10%, Project 30%, Report 60%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Vector Calculus

Code:

MA2VC

Convenor:

DR Peter Chamberlain

Summary:

The module involves differentiation of scalar and vector fields by the gradient, Laplacian, divergence and curl differential operators. A number of identities for the differential operators are derived and demonstrated. The module also involves line, surface and volume integrals. Various relationships between differential operators and integration (e.g, Green's theorem in the plane, the divergence and Stoke's theorems) are derived and demonstrated.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Forecasting: practice and presentation

Code:

MT24E

Convenor:

DR Peter Inness

Summary:

This module covers basic forecasting techniques.

Assessment Method:

Oral 60%, Set exercise 40%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Atmospheric Analogues

Code:

MT25F

Convenor:

DR David Ferreira

Summary:

In this module the student will have the opportunity to carry out experimental work in the Fluid Dynamics lab, learn data analysis technics (e.g. manipulation of error bars, comparions between theory and observations), and reinforce concepts of geophysical fluid dynamics.

Assessment Method:

Report 70%, Class test 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport

Code:

MT2ACT

Convenor:

PROF Bill Collins

Summary:

This module builds on the first year Global Environmental Chemistry developing the concepts of chemical and physical processing of atmospheric pollutants and their transport in the atmosphere from local to global scales.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 30%, Class test 70%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Development of transferable skills through a school placement 1

Code:

ED2TS1

Convenor:

DR Caroline Foulkes

Summary:

This module enables undergraduate students to develop key transferable skills needed for employment, and also provides outreach experience. Following specialist training on key aspects of working in schools, five day placements in June/July in secondary schools in the Reading area will provide work experience in a professional setting.

In the autumn, students will build on the knowledge and transferable skills acquired in order to plan and deliver, with colleagues, a teaching session that shares knowledge of their degree specialism with small groups of school students. Students will reflect on, and share, their experiences with their colleagues. Assessment will be by coursework, and placement supervisor report on professionalism and engagement.

Students will be selected by application and interview.

Please be aware that once the placement has been completed in June it is not possible to switch from this module in the Autumn Term as students have completed practical activities directly relating to 50% of the mark (professionalism and portfolio) and that link to the activities in the Autumn Term.

Assessment Method:

Practical 10%, Oral 50%, Portfolio 40%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Quaternary Climate and Environmental Change

Code:

GV2QCEC

Convenor:

PROF Nicholas Branch

Summary:

The module is designed to provide an understanding of past climate and environmental changes over the Quaternary (the last 2.6 million years) of Earth’s history. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of long-term climate and environmental change from global to regional-scale perspectives, evaluating a range of proxy records and analytical approaches. The module will also explore the evidence for human modification of the natural environment, and the response of human communities to climate and environmental change. The relationships between climate and environmental change, and human activities, will be investigated using case studies from around the world but with an emphasis on the UK and Ireland. The module will consider the relevance of these scientific data for present day and future environmental conservation and management, and human adaptation to climate change. Using lectures, seminars and laboratory practical classes the module will study proxy records from a range of archives, especially sub-fossil plant and animal remains (e.g. pollen, plant macrofossils, testate amoebae, charcoal, insects and megafauna), and other records of past climate and environmental change. In particular, it will consider the fundamental principles of studying sub-fossil remains, with an emphasis on past vegetation succession, climate change and land-use history. In the field, we will look at issues of site selection, sampling strategies, analytical techniques for both Pleistocene and Holocene remains, archaeological records of human activities, and the causes of landscape and environmental change through time. 

Assessment Method:

Practical 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MA2SPL Summer Placement MRS Claire Newbold
MA2VC Vector Calculus DR Peter Chamberlain
MT24E Forecasting: practice and presentation DR Peter Inness
MT25F Atmospheric Analogues DR David Ferreira
MT2ACT Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport PROF Bill Collins
ED2TS1 Development of transferable skills through a school placement 1 DR Caroline Foulkes
GV2QCEC Quaternary Climate and Environmental Change PROF Nicholas Branch

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Year 3 gives you the opportunity to experience studying abroad as an integral part of your degree. In this year you will travel to the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Here you will be taught by experts in their fields across a wide range of different weather and climate topics, with a chance to visit the US National Weather Center and National Severe Storms Laboratory. All modules in Part 3 are optional. All students must select four modules in each of two semesters. You will be briefed on choosing modules at Oklahoma prior to your departure. All modules should be from the School of Meteorology.

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Boundary Layer Meteorology

Code:

MT49L

Convenor:

DR Miguel Teixeira

Summary:

This module aims to provide the student with an understanding of how small-scale processes affect the thermodynamic and kinematic structures of the atmospheric boundary layer.

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Part 4 Project

Code:

MT4XA

Convenor:

DR Liz Stephens

Summary:

A major piece of independent study, developing oral, report writing and presentation skills.

Assessment Method:

Oral 20%, Dissertation 50%, Project 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

General Studies

Code:

MT4XB

Convenor:

PROF Suzanne Gray

Summary:

A seminar based module looking at weather and climate issues of local and global importance.

Assessment Method:

Exam 75%, Oral 15%, Report 10%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MT49L Boundary Layer Meteorology DR Miguel Teixeira
MT4XA Part 4 Project DR Liz Stephens
MT4XB General Studies PROF Suzanne Gray

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Remote Sensing Methods and Applications

Code:

MT4XD

Convenor:

PROF Christopher Merchant

Summary:

This module shows how to obtain information about the atmosphere using electromagnetic waves. In the first half of the course, we will consider how absorption, scattering and emission processes can used to quantify various atmospheric properties using satellites and ground-based instruments. In the second half of the course, we will study how radar and lidar instruments provide information about precipitation and clouds.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Oceanography

Code:

MT4XF

Convenor:

PROF Keith Haines

Summary:

After presenting the observational evidence for the global ocean circulation, and the in situ and satellite instruments used, the module shows how observed large scale features can be rationalised in terms of simple dynamical theories.

Assessment Method:

Exam 80%, Assignment 20%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Atmospheric Science Field Course

Code:

MT4XH

Convenor:

PROF Joy Singarayer

Summary:

A 6.5 day residential field course on the Isle of Arran, run jointly by the University of Reading, University of Leeds and University of Edinburgh. Students participate in a wide range of atmospheric measurements and exercises.

Assessment Method:

Practical 70%, Oral 20%, Report 10%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Climate Change

Code:

MT4YB

Convenor:

PROF Bill Collins

Summary:

Climate change over the past century and coming century, and its likely courses.

Assessment Method:

Exam 70%, Set exercise 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Numerical Weather Prediction

Code:

MT4YC

Convenor:

PROF Peter Clark

Summary:

In this module we will examine the components that make up a numerical weather forecast.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 50%, Class test 50%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Tropical Weather Systems

Code:

MT4YD

Convenor:

DR Chris Holloway

Summary:

An introduction to the weather systems and circulation patterns in the tropical atmosphere.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 20%, Class test 80%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Numerical Modelling of Atmosphere and Oceans

Code:

MT4YF

Convenor:

PROF Pier Luigi Vidale

Summary:

Numerical models are central to predicting the evolution of fluid flows including weather forecasting and climate simulation. Atmosphere and ocean science has advanced rapidly by using models: they represent the essence of what we know about fluid behaviour and enable us to obtain approximate solutions for complex, nonlinear problems where analytic solutions are unknown. This module considers the formulation of model equations, schemes to solve them numerically and ways in which model performance can be evaluated using knowledge of fluid properties and phenomena. You will also implement idealised models yourself to solve problems using computer programming.

Assessment Method:

Report 70%, Class test 30%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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Module details


Title:

Extratropical Weather Systems

Code:

MT4YG

Convenor:

PROF John Methven

Summary:

Dynamical knowledge of the development of synoptic-scale weather systems in the extra-tropical latitudes will be developed in this module.

Assessment Method:

Oral 25%, Class test 75%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
MT4XD Remote Sensing Methods and Applications PROF Christopher Merchant
MT4XF Oceanography PROF Keith Haines
MT4XH Atmospheric Science Field Course PROF Joy Singarayer
MT4YB Climate Change PROF Bill Collins
MT4YC Numerical Weather Prediction PROF Peter Clark
MT4YD Tropical Weather Systems DR Chris Holloway
MT4YF Numerical Modelling of Atmosphere and Oceans PROF Pier Luigi Vidale
MT4YG Extratropical Weather Systems PROF John Methven

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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New international students: £24,500

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UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

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Careers

A degree in Meteorology and Climate will provide you with a range of transferable skills, including teamwork, presenting, computing, data set analysis, numeracy, scientific writing and the ability to work to deadlines.

As a graduate of this degree, you will be well-placed to move on to postgraduate research, and may choose to return to the USA to study for a master's or PhD at Oklahoma or other universities.

You can also go on to work as a forecaster or research scientist for a national organisation, such as the UK Met Office, or a commercial company. Financial businesses are increasingly employing weather forecasters to advise traders of the possible outcomes of the weather on prices of commodities, and a number of our graduates now work in this area. Additionally you can choose to become a broadcast meteorologist, and appear regularly on BBC networks or regional independent broadcasters such as STV. You may also decide to move into a career within environmental and physical sciences or mathematics, such as flood modelling or pollution prediction.

In addition to careers related to the weather and climate, your transferable skills will allow you to move into other sectors such as teaching, banking and accountancy. Overall, 100% of graduates from Meteorology are in work or further study within 15 months of graduation [1].

[1] Based on our analysis of HESA data © HESA 2022, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019/20; includes postgraduate (taught) and postgraduate (research) Meteorology responders.

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