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1st semester

The 1st semester includes five (5) core courses.

Course title
Lecture hours
Lab hours
credit units
Atmospheric Physics
4
 
6
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
4
 
6
Methods of data analysis
4
 
6
Numerical Methods-Applications to Geophysical Fluids
2
2
6
Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
4
 
6
CREDIT UNITS=30 
 

 

2nd semester

There are 2 core courses and a list of 7 optional courses from which the postgraduate student has to choose 4.

Course Title
Lecture hours
Lab hours
Credit units
Core Courses      
Atmospheric Dynamics
3
 
5
Methods and instruments of environmental measurements
 
3
5
Optional Courses (4 out of 7)
 
 
 
Atmospheric boundary layer
3
 
5
Synoptic Meteorology
3
 
5
Urban environmental physics
3
 
5
Climate-Climate Variations 3   5
Physical Oceanography
3
 
5
Principles and applications of Remote Sensing
3
 
5
Physics of Middle and Upper Atmosphere
3
 
5
CREDIT UNITS=30 
 

 

3rdsemester

This semester includes the Diploma Thesis as well as a list of 6 optional courses from which the postgraduate student has to choose 2.

Course Title
Lecture hours
Lab hours
Credit units
Optional Courses (2 out of 6)
 
 
 
Atmospheric modeling
3
 
5
Environmental Management and GIS
3
 
5
Essentials of Soil Physics and surface Hydrology
3
 
5
Cloud Physics and Mesoscale pnenomena
3
 
5
Building Energy Design
3
 
5
Specific Topic in Environmental Physics-Meteorology
3
 
5
Postgraduate Diploma Thesis
 
 
20
CREDIT UNITS=30 
 

 

For the award of the M.Sc. degree in Environmental Physics and Meteorology, students have to get at least 90 credit units from courses including the MSc thesis.