This minor expands students' understanding of the physical and dynamical mechanisms that drive weather and climate phenomena. It provides a strong foundation for analyzing atmospheric phenomena across a range of temporal and spatial scales.
Required Courses:
- EAS 2551 Introduction to Meteorological Analysis (1-0-1) Spring
- EAS 2750 Physics of the Weather (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4655 Atmospheric Dynamics (3-0-3) Fall
Choose 8 credit hours (6 MUST be 3000 level or above):
- EAS 3603 Earth System Thermodynamics (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4410 Climate and Global Change (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4450 Synoptic Meteorology (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4460 Radar and Satellite Meteorology (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4470 Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4480 Environmental Data Analysis (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4610 Earth System Modeling (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4656 Atmospheric Dynamics Practicum (0-3-1) Fall
- EAS 4670 Atmospheric Dynamics II (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4699 Undergraduate Research (max 3 credit hours toward minor) (3-0-3)
- *EAS 4803 Special Topics – If approved in advance by the EAS Undergraduate Advisors