Overview

Climate and atmospheric science explores the structure and evolution of the physical climate system, and includes addressing how we forecast our weather as well as how we understand the climate. Weather and climate are both critical to understanding the natural and built environment and how it is changing under anthropogenic … For more content click the Read More button below. The area of study offers a balance of field work, data analysis, theoretical research and advanced modelling that is taught by experts in the field and which is supported by state of the art facilities. People who study climate and atmospheric science can expect to work in closely-aligned sectors such as the Bureau of Meteorology or consultancies that deal with weather and climate, advisory government roles or in a broad range of industries such as risk management for banks and insurance companies. There are two streams available within this major: the Weather and climate stream and the Climate change science stream. It is recommended that students complete one of these two streams as they contain coherent sets of interconnected units in key areas of Climate and Atmospheric Science that have been put together to target employment opportunities. All successful students graduate with a major in Climate and Atmospheric Science. While streams are not listed on the transcript, a letter recognising the particular stream chosen is available from ask.monash on request. AvailabilityClimate and atmospheric science is listed in S2000 Bachelor of Science, S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours) at Clayton as a major, minor and extended major.

Requirements for progressing to honours and other further studies
You must meet the entry requirements for S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours) or meet the progression requirements to the fourth year of S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours).

You must also complete prerequisite study as per the intended discipline. Refer to the honours prerequisites table.

Learning outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of your course, and successfully completing this area of study, you will be able to:

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discuss the physical processes of the Earth's climate systems in relation to climate projections and climate and weather forecasts

2.

apply and interpret the mathematical analyses and/or numerical modelling used to construct projections and forecasts

3.

apply advanced techniques, terminology and processes to analyse authentic problems in at least one of the following areas of climate and atmospheric science; clouds, weather, forecasting, large-scale weather, climate variability, Australia atmospheric environment and Earth boundary layer

4.

discuss the importance of climate and atmospheric sciences to a range of environmental issues, including environmental and coastal management, climate risk and climate change

Requirements
72 credit points

Elective Units18 credit points

Contacts

Coordinator(s)

Dr Shayne McGregor