Climatology
B.S. Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences Concentration
Michigan State University offers an undergraduate concentration in Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences through the Earth Science Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Natural Science. The concentration is intended to be a preparatory program for students who would like to go on to graduate school in atmospheric science. Students who graduate with this concentration will have completed the math, physics, and computer science necessary for consideration by a graduate program. The concentration is not intended to be an "official" undergraduate degree in meteorology. A student graduating from this program would not, for example, be qualified as a meteorologist in the National Weather Service. The requirements for the concentration are listed below.
EARTH SCIENCE-INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
CONCENTRATION IN
METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(Number of credits in parentheses)
All of the following:
AST 207 The Science of Astronomy (3)
GEO 203 Introduction to Meteorology (3)
GLG 201 The Dynamic Earth (4)
GLG 303 Oceanography (4)
GLG 304 Physical and Biological History of the Earth (4)
GLG 401 Plate Tectonics (4)
MTH 132 Calculus I (3)
One of the following groups of courses:
CEM 141 General Chemistry I (4)
CEM 142 General Chemistry II (3)
CEM 161 Chemistry Lab I (1)CEM 151 General and Descriptive Chemistry (4)
CEM 152 Principles of Chemistry (3)
CEM 161 Chemistry Lab I (1)
Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences Concentration
1. All of the following courses:
GEO 405 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (4)
MTH 133 Calculus II (4)
MTH 234 Multivariable Calculus (4)
MTH 235 Differential Equations (3)
PHY 183 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (4)
PHY 184 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (4)
2. One of the following courses:
GEO 402 Agricultural Climatology (3)
GEO 409 Global Climate Change and Variability (3)
The course selected to meet this requirement may also satisfy requirement #3 below.
3. Three of the following courses:
GEO 324 Remote Sensing (4)
GEO 402 Agricultural Climatology (3)
GEO 409 Global Climate Change and Variability (3)
GLG 411 Hydrogeology (4)
GLG 412 Glacial and Quaternary Geology (4)
GLG 421 Environmental Geochemistry (4)
Courses used to satisfy requirement #2 above may also be used to satisfy this requirement.
For further information about the concentration in Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences, please contact the coordinator of the Earth Science Interdisciplinary Degree:
Dr. Kazuya Fujita
Professor of Geological Sciences
Director Earth Science Program
Department of Geological Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
Voice: (517)-355-0142
http://www.msu.edu/~fujita/earthsci/