BSc Meteorology and Climate with International Foundation Year
Program Overview
The BSc Meteorology and Climate with International Foundation Year is a four-year program designed for international students seeking a meteorology degree. The foundation year provides a strong academic base in mathematics, physics, and scientific skills. Students progress to a specialized undergraduate program in meteorology and climate, studying topics such as atmospheric dynamics, climate change, and numerical modeling. Graduates gain a comprehensive understanding of weather and climate systems and develop skills for careers in forecasting, research, and various other fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Tackle the biggest issues facing the planet today, including ozone depletion and climate change, with our BSc Meteorology and Climate with International Foundation Year degree. This programme is designed for international students.
Outline:
International Foundation Year
- Academic Skills
- Core Mathematics
- Quantitative Methods
- Physics
- Further Mathematics
Year 1
- Introduction to Meteorology
- Physics of the Natural World
- Weather and Climate Fundamentals
- Skills for Environmental Science
- Calculus
- Linear Algebra
Year 2
- Climate Change
- Numerical and Statistical Methods for Weather and Climate Science
- Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics
- Atmospheric Physics
- Mathematical Methods for Weather and Climate
Year 3
- Undergraduate Research Project
Optional Modules
- Weather Forecasting
- Air Pollution: Chemistry, Transport and Dispersion
- Remote Sensing Methods and Applications
- Surface and Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Global Climate Dynamics
- Fundamentals of Ocean Circulation and Climate
- Numerical Modelling For Weather and Climate Science
- Data Science and Climate Services
Careers:
A degree in Meteorology and Climate will provide you with a range of transferable skills, including teamwork, presenting, computing, data set analysis, numeracy, scientific writing and the ability to work to deadlines. Overall, 93% of graduates from Meteorology are in work or further study within 15 months of graduation; of those in full-time employment, 94% are in graduate-level roles (based on our analysis of HESA data © HESA 2020-2023, Graduate Outcomes Survey combining graduates from 2017/18-2020/21; includes all Meteorology responders). This degree will prepare you for work as a forecaster or research scientist at a national organisation, such as the UK Met Office, or a commercial company. Financial businesses are increasingly employing weather forecasters to advise traders of the possible outcomes of the weather on prices of commodities, and a number of our graduates now work in this area. Additionally you can choose to become a broadcast meteorologist, and appear regularly on TV or radio. You may decide to move into a career within environmental and physical sciences or mathematics, such as flood modelling or pollution prediction. You will also be well-placed to pursue further study and develop more specialist skills. In addition to careers related to the weather and climate, your transferable skills will allow you to move into other sectors such as teaching, banking and accountancy.
Other:
This course is approved by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and is your first step towards becoming professionally accredited as either a Registered Meteorologist (RMet) or Chartered Meteorologist (CMet). You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BSc Meteorology and Climate degree. This means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.
