IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5
On our BSc Meteorology and Climate course you will tackle the biggest issues facing the planet today, including ozone depletion and climate change, alongside world experts in the UK’s only dedicated meteorology department.
Explore all aspects of meteorology and climate, including atmospheric science and oceanography, whilst learning from world-leading researchers. By taking BSc Meteorology and Climate at the University of Reading, you'll be joining a course of study approved by the Royal Meteorological Society. You'll also benefit from the Department's close links to industry and a range of opportunities to enhance your employability.
As part of our small, specialist department, you will benefit from an enviable staff to student ratio. 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. 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.
Teaching is divided between lectures and practical work, but the ratio depends on options selected. You will have the opportunity to carry out a range of experiments using our extensive fluid dynamics and instrument labs, and atmospheric observatory. During your final year you will have the option of attending a summer field study trip; in recent years students have gone to the Lake District, but the location of the field class is subject to change. You will also complete an independent research project on a topic of your choice, perhaps focusing on the currents of hurricanes and typhoons or the effect of climate change on crops.
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).
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Year 1
Core modules include:
Calculus
Introduction to meteorology
Linear algebra
Skills for environmental science
Weather and climate fundamentals
Optional modules include:
Atomic and nuclear physics
Earth materials
Environmental issues
Foundations of mathematics
Global environmental chemistry
Mathematical modelling
Physics of the natural world
Real analysis I
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Core modules include:
Atmosphere and ocean dynamics
Atmospheric analogues
Atmospheric physics
Numerical methods for environmental science
Ordinary differential equations
Partial differential equations
Skills for graduates
Surface energy exchange
Optional modules include:
Applied statistics for the life sciences
Forecasting: practice and presentation
IWLP language module (details unspecified)
Quaternary global climate change
Real analysis II
Sustainable resource management
Vector calculus
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 3
Core modules include:
Boundary layer meteorology
General studies
Part 3 project
Optional modules include:
Applied statistics for the life sciences
Atmospheric electricity
Atmospheric science field course
Climate change
Dynamics of weather systems
Numerical weather prediction
Oceanography
Remote sensing methods and applications
The global circulation
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
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.
This degree will prepare you for work as a forecaster or research scientist at 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 TV or radio. You may decide to move into a career within environmental and physical sciences or mathematics, such as flood modelling or pollution prediction. You will also be well-placed to pursue further study and develop more specialist skills.
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, 93% of our students were in graduate-level work or further study six months after graduating (DLHE survey, 2016/17.)
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