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College of Arts and Sciences · B.S.
A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Atmospheric Science is the study of meteorology and climate. This degree is designed for students who plan to pursue advanced study or professional employment in the atmospheric sciences.
Atmospheric Science is a wide-ranging discipline that includes topics as diverse as weather forecasting, green energy and solutions, big data science, air quality, environmental impacts and risk management, and geoengineering, as well as the study of past, present, and future climates.
The coursework requires students to study earth and atmospheric processes as well as calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, and advanced work in the life and physical sciences. This major will prepare students to address pressing issues such as renewable energy and natural resources, environmental pollution, global climate change (especially warming), severe weather and its consequences, and natural hazard assessment and preparedness (earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes, for example
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