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Entrance Requirements

Admission to the degree programme shall be as specified in the Faculty of Science Regulations 23.2.1 and 23.4

Award of Degree

To be awarded a degree, a candidate/student must have taken and passed all relevant courses as prescribed in Section 13 and must satisfy the 4844³ÉÈËÃâ·Ñ¸£Àû Academic General Regulations 00.8 and 00.9 and Faculty of Science Special Regulation 20.

Programme Structure

Level I00

Semester I

PHY112: Geometrical Optics and Mechanics (4)
CHE101: General Chemistry I (4)
MAT111: Introductory Mathematics I (4)
COM141: Communication and Academic Literacy Skills (Science) (3)
ICT121: Computing Skills Fundamentals 1 (2 )

Semester II

PHY122: Electricity and Magnetism, Introduction to Modern Physics (4)
CHE102: General Chemistry II (4) (Pre-requisite:CHE 101)
MAT122: Introductory Mathematics II (4) (Pre-requisite: MAT 111)
COM142: Academic and Professional Communication (Science) (3)
ICT122: Computing Skills Fundamentals 2 (2)

LEVEL 200

Core Courses

Semester III

PHY232: Properties of Matter, Basic Thermodynamics and Introduction to Nuclear Physics (3) (Pre- requisite: PHY 112)
PMT231: The Earth’s Atmosphere (3)
MAT271: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT 122)
MAT221: Calculus I (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT 122)
CHE211: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (2) (Pre-requisite: CHE 102)
Optional Course(3)

Semester IV

PHY242: Basic Electronics (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY122)
PMT241 Thermodynamics (3)
MAT222: Calculus II(3) (Pre-requisite: MAT 221)
MAT244: Numerical Methods (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT122)
PMT242: Computer Programming – FORTRAN, MatLab (3)

WINTER SEMESTER

PMT299: Internship: Synoptic Meteorology (3)

Level 200

Optional Courses

Semester III

PHY231: Mechanics, Vibrations and Waves (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY 112)
MAT242: Computing I (3) (Pre-requisite: ICT 121 and 122)

Level 300

Semester V

Core Courses

PMT351: Atmospheric Radiation (3)
PMT352: Atmospheric and Ocean Dynamics I (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT331 OR MAT222)
PHY353: Mathematical Methods for Physical Sciences I (3)
MAT371: Mathematical Statistics 1 (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT271)
Optional Course (3)

Semester VI

Core Courses

PMT361: Introduction to Agrometeorology (3)
PMT362: Numerical Weather Prediction (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY 232 and PMT352)
PMT369: Electronic Instrumentation (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY 242)
Optional Course (6)

WINTER SESSION

PMT399: Internship: Forecasting and Agrometeorology (3)

LEVEL 300

Optional Courses

Semester V

PHY354: Advanced Electronics I (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY 242)
ENS314: Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology (3)

Semester VI

PHY364: Advanced Electronics II(3) (Pre-requisite: PHY254)
PHY367: Elements of Air Pollution I (3)
PHY365: Physics of the Environment (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY231)

LEVEL 400

Semester VII

Core Courses

PMT471: Global Circulation Models I (3) (Pre-requisite PMT352)
PMT472: Atmospheric and Ocean Dynamics II (3) (Pre-requisite: PMT352)
PMT473: Boundary Layer Meteorology (3) (Pre-requisite: PMT351)
PMT474: Basic Atmospheric Chemistry (3)
Elective Course(3)

Semester VIII

PMT481: Global Circulation Models II (3) (Pre-requisite: PMT 352)
PMT482: Global Climate Change (3) (Pre-requisite: PMT 231)
PMT483: Cloud Physics (3)(Pre-requisite: PMT 351)
PMT489: Research Project (6)