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Why
Meteorology?
Meteorologists
forecast for weather-sensitive operations, ranging
from children's birthday parties to space launches.
They provide essential guidance to government,
industry, and the public. They study the hows
and whys of the Earth's and other planets' atmospheres,
teach in universities, and work in print or broadcast
media.
FIU's Unversity Park Campus is home to NOAA's
South-Florida Forecast Office and National Hurricane
Center, the foremost Tropical-Cyclone forecasting
organization in the world. Across Biscayne Bay
is NOAA's Hurricane Research Division, the only
scientific laboratory in the world that routinely
flies intrumented airplanes into severe tropical
weather.
Although
FIU's program is in its early stages, Miami spans
a gamut of climatic zones and cultures that make
it an ideal place to study the atmosphere and
its effects on people and their property. From
October into April we see middle-latitudes fronts
pushing southward. Starting in late May or early
June the South-Florida Sea Breeze brings spectacular
thunderstorms. And of course Atlantic Hurricanes
make life interesting from midsummer though fall.
Meteorology is a great science because the subject
matter is always happening just outside your window.
Most meteorologists report excellent job satisfcation,
a reasonable income, and plenty of opportunities
for adventure. "...you mean they actually pay
me to do this..."
Atmospheric
Sciences Academic Track
This
track is for students who wish to concentrate
on the study of the atmosphere. It prepares them
for graduate work or careers in weather and climate
prediction in gvernment, industry or the media.
Lower
division common pre-requisites
| GLY
1010 Introduction to Earth Sciences |
3 |
| GLY
1010L Introduction to Earth Sciences Lab |
1 |
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| GLY
3039 Environmental Geology |
3 |
| GLY
GLY 3039L Environmental Geology Lab |
1 |
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| GLY
CHM 1045 General Chemistry I |
3 |
| GLY
CHM1045L General Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
| GLY
CHM 1045 General Chemistry II |
3 |
| GLY
CHM1045L General Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
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| MAC
2311 Calculus 1 |
3 |
| MAC
2312 Calculus 2 |
3 |
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| PHY
2048 Physics with Calculus I |
4 |
| PHY
2048 Physics with Calculus II |
4 |
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| PHY
2053 Physics without Calculus I |
4 |
| PHY
2054 Physics without Calculus II |
4 |
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| PHY
2048L General Physics Lab I |
1 |
| PHY
2054L General Physics Lab II |
1 |
Other lower division courses required for the
degree
| MAC
2313 Multivariate Calculus |
4 |
| MAP
2302 Differential Equations |
3 |
Total
Lower-Division hrs: 34-37
Upper-Division
Requirements
Geosciences
Essentials
" GLY 3202 Earth Materials ( 3) GLY 3202
Earth Materials Lab (1)
" GLY 3100 Earth Through Time* (3)
" GLY 4822 Introduction to Hydrogeology (
3)
" MET 3003 General Meteorology (3)
" OCE 3014 Oceanography (3) OCE 3014 Oceanography
Lab (1)
[*Students may substitute Historical Geology from
another institution.]
1. Choose four meteorology courses (with labs
as necessary) from List 1 (13 credits)
2.
Choose an additional 9 credits or more from either
List 1 or List 2.
List
1: Track-specific Courses
| GLY
4300 Petrology |
3 |
| GLY
4300L Petrology Lab |
1 |
| GLY
4511 Stratigraphy |
3 |
| GLY
4511L Stratigraphy Lab |
1 |
| GLY
4400 Structural Geology |
3 |
| GLY
4400L Structural Geology Lab |
1 |
| MET
3101 Physical Climatology OR |
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| MET
4420 Physical Meteorology |
3 |
| MET
3502 Synoptic Meteorology |
3 |
| MET
3502 Synoptic Meteorology Lab |
1 |
| MET
4301 Dynamic Meteorology I |
3 |
| MET
4302 Dynamic Meteorology II |
3 |
List
2: Geo-Elective Courses
| GEO
3167 Applications of Geographic Information
Systems |
3 |
| GLY
3034 Natural Disasters |
3 |
| GLY
3157 Elements of Caribbean Geology |
3 |
| GLY
3670C Geological Map Analysis |
3 |
| GLY
3754 Remote Sensing in the Earth Sciences
|
3 |
| *GLY
3782 Geology Field Excursion |
3 |
| *GLY
3881 Environmental Geology Field Methods |
3 |
| GLY
4450 Environmental and Exploration Geophysics
|
3 |
| GLY
4730 Marine Geology |
3 |
| *GLY
4791 Field geology and geologic mapping |
3 |
| GLY
4812 Introduction to Ore Deposits |
3 |
| GLY
4812 Introduction to Ore Deposits |
3 |
| GLY
4970 Geology Honors Thesis |
3 |
| GLY
4989L Geology Honors Research |
1-3 |
| GLY
4650 Paleobiology |
3 |
| GLY
4650 Paleobiology Lab |
1 |
| MET
3990 Severe Weather |
3 |
| MET
3992 Hurricanes |
3 |
| MET
4400 Instruments and Remote Sensing |
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Total
Upper Division Hours: 38
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