Meteorology Required Courses 2007+
(for students entering Freshman class in 2003 or later)

 

Department of Environmental Sciences

Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey

 

The B.S. degree in Meteorology includes a core set of courses in meteorology as well as extensive preparation in the sciences. This program supplies all the US federal government civil service requirements for classification as a meteorologist. The graduates of the program will have the opportunity to pursue different career paths including meteorology or environmental science, for employment in government, education, or private industry. The graduate will also have a firm foundation in order to pursue graduate study.

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY:

Meteorology (670)

Degree: B.S.

 

Undergraduate Program Director: Robert Harnack (732-932-9841)

 

I. Interdisciplinary/Ethical Analysis (5 credits)

     11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)

     11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)

 

II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences

     Specific courses that meet the introductory life and physical sciences requirement

       are listed under VIII, required courses.

 

III. Humanities and Arts (6 Credits)

     See suggested courses online at : www.cookcollege.rutgers.edu/core/2003.

 

IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 Credits)

     See suggested courses online at : www.cookcollege.rutgers.edu/core/2003.

 

V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems and Political Processes (9 credits)

     Economic Systems

     11:373:101 Economics, People, and Environment (3) or equivalent

 

    Human Behavior (3)

    See suggested courses online at : www.cookcollege.rutgers.edu/core/2003

 

     Political Systems (3)

      See suggested courses online at : www.cookcollege.rutgers.edu/core/2003.

 

VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)

      01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3)

      01:355:102 Expository Writing II (3) or

      11:015:480 Preparation of Scientific Papers (3) or

      01:355:302 Scientific and Technical writing (3) or

.     04:571:340 Technical Writing (3)

 

VII. Experience-based Education (6 credits)

      11:670:433,434 Synoptic Analysis & Forecasting  I & II  (3,3)

 

VIII. Competence in Meteorology and Environmental Sciences (77.5-82.5 credits)

     Quantitative Methods (16 credits)

          01:640:151,152,251 Calculus (4,4,4)

          01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineers (4)

 

     Computer Competence (6-7 credits)
          14:440:127 Intro. to Computers for Engineers (3)
                             or any curriculum coordinator approved programming course (3)

          01:198:323 Numerical Analysis and Computing (4)

                             or any curriculum coordinator approved programming course (3 or 4)

 

     Professional Ethics

          Ethical problems in environmental, meteorological and regulatory fields are addressed
              throughout the program in both introductory and advanced level courses.

 

     Required Courses (55.5-59.5)

 

          01:119:103 Principles of Biology (4) or 01:119:101,102 General Biology I, II (4,4)

          01:160:161-162 General Chemistry I, II (4,4)

          01:160:171 Intro. to Experimentation (1)

          01:750:193-194  Physics for Science I, II (4,4)

          11:375:203 Physical Principles of Environmental Science (3)
          11:375:303 Num. Meth. in Env. Sci. (3)

          11:375:421 Prin. of Air Pollution (3) or 11:375:346 Atmospheric Chemistry (3) 

          11:670:201 Elements of Meteorology (3)

          11:670:202 Elements of Climatology (3)

          11:670:210 Meteorological Analysis (1.5)

          11:670:323 Thermodynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (3)

          11:670:414 Hydrologic Processes (3)

          11:670:324 Dynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (3)

          11:670:423 Weather Systems (3)

          11:670:431 Physical Meteorology (3)
          01:670:451 Remote Sensing of Oceans & Atm.(3)

 

          A student must achieve a grade of C or better in the following courses in order for

          the course to be used to fulfill the option requirements:

 

          Physics 1 (01:750:193 or 01:750:203 and 025 or equivalent)

          Physics 2 (01:750:194 or 01:750:204 and 206 or equivalent)

          Calculus 1 (01:640:151 or equivalent)

          Calculus 2 (01:640:152 or equivalent)

          Multivariate Calculus (01:640:251 or equivalent)

          Elements of Meteorology (11:670:201)

          Elements of Climatology (11:670:202)