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Undergraduate Program in Meteorology |
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Meteorology is the study of weather and climate, of the characteristics, structure, and processes of the atmosphere. Students learn how to forecast the weather and how to understand climate change. The emphasis of the Bachelor of Science degree program is on developing a broad understanding of the fundamental physical and dynamic processes governing the motions and behavior of the atmosphere, and its interactions with the underlying land and ocean surfaces. Basic courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics are the prerequisite foundation on which the meteorology program is built. Students who wish to pursue an undergraduate meteorology degree should have a strong high school or equivalent background in mathematics and the sciences prior to enrollment. This program meets all the U.S. federal government civil service requirements for classification as a meteorologist and the American Meteorological Society recommendations for undergraduate meteorology programs. Past graduates of the program have found employment in weather forecasting organizations (government and private), academic/research institutions, private consulting firms, the media, and industry. Graduates seeking advanced degrees have gone on to study at a variety of institutions, including many of the leading research universities. A survey of students graduated over the last decade indicates that nearly all students who wanted to do so found positions working in atmospheric science-related fields or have attended graduate school for an advanced degree. The faculty aids graduating seniors in finding jobs or in graduate school admission. The program keeps a data base of companies that have hired its students so that future graduates can use it to aid in their search. It's never too late to become a meteorologist. Read New York Times article about returning to school to study weather and climate.
Office, classroom, and laboratory facilities are located in the Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences Building on the Cook College campus. We operate a state-of-the-art weather station in the nearby Rutgers Gardens. Click here for the latest weather observations. The Rutgers Undergraduate Meteorology Program is offered on the Cook College campus and is administered in the Department of Environmental Sciences. A combination of several factors makes the study of Meteorology at Rutgers unique and highly rewarding:
Specific questions may be directed to the Meteorology Undergraduate Program Director: Prof. Alan Robock Phone: 732-932-9800 x6222 |
