University of British Columbia

Program Information

Degree Offered

Thesis option: 12 credits of ATSC 599 thesis with an oral thesis defense, and 18 credits of additional coursework; Course-based Co-op option: ATSC 597, ATSC 598, 6 credits of ATSC 548 and 24 credits of additional coursework.; Course-based option: 3 credits of ATSC 548 and 27 credits of additional coursework.

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Programs leading to a M.Sc. and Ph.D. are offered by the Atmospheric Science program under joint sponsorship of the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Department of Geography. Biometeorology students in Soil Science also have the option to work toward the Atmospheric Science graduate degrees. Areas of graduate research are:

Boundary layer and micrometeorology, including turbulence and urban meteorology
Weather, including mesoscale meteorology, numerical weather prediction and weather disasters
Air pollution and atmospheric chemistry
Climate, including climatology, climate variability and prediction, earth system modelling, climate change, remote sensing of clouds
Ocean-atmosphere interactions
Biometeorology, including agricultural and forest meteorology
Geophysical fluid dynamics

International Student Requirements:

Please refer to http://www.eos.ubc.ca/academic/graduate/application.html for this information.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

4017 

Financial Aid Offered: No