Courses

Meteorological Courses

To become a leading research or applied scientist, a good degree from a university is essential. This may or may not be in meteorology. Others enter meteorology with degrees in physics or maths. An increasing number of people enter the profession with degrees in associated subjects, including computing, environmental studies, physical geography and electronics.

This webpage contains information about meteorology courses in British universities. It does not explicitly contain information about research opportunities. Details of research opportunities can be found here.

Information about research opportunities can also be found on the webpages of the schools and departments which are listed below.

Links to each University are given and where the address or telephone numbers ares not clear from the University website, these are given too.

• Birmingham
• East Anglia
• Edinburgh
• Lancaster
• Leeds
• Liverpool
• Manchester
• Open University
• Oxford 
• Plymouth
• Reading
• Miscellaneous

• The University of Birmingham

  School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
  MSc in Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  Contact Dr Xiaoming Cai

• The University of East Anglia

  School of Environmental Sciences

  Three and four-year degree BSc progammes are available as follows:

  BSc in Meteorology and Oceanography
  BSc in Mathematics with Meteorology
  BSc in Environmental Sciences
  BSc in Environmental Earth Sciences
  BSc in Geophysical Sciences
  In the four-year programmes, opportunities exist to spend a year in industry or to study for a year in France, Spain, Sweden, the USA or New Zealand
  Contact for BSc

  MSc in Atmospheric Sciences
  MSc in Climate Change
  Contact for MSc

• The University of Edinburgh

  School of Physics
  School of Geosciences
  BSc in Physics with Meteorology
  Tel: +44 (0)131 650 7218  Fax: +44(0)131 650 5902
  BSc in Geophysics and Meteorology
  Tel: +44 (0)131 650 4845 Fax: +44(0)131 668 3184

• The University of Lancaster

  Department of Environmental Science
  BSc in Environmntal Science

  This degree programme includes some meteorology and climate science
  Contact: The Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

• The University of Leeds

  School of Earth and Environment

  BSc in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  BSc in Environmental Science
  MRes in Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere
  BSc in Earth System Science
  Contact
  Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6719 Fax +44 (0)113 343 1590

• The University of Liverpool

  Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences

  BSc in Physics with Ocean and Climate Studies
  BSc in Mathematics with Ocean and Climate Studies
  BSc in Oceans, Climate and Physical Geography
  BSc in Ocean and Earth Sciences

  These combine oceanography with meteorology and climatology.
  Tel: +44 (0)151 794 5147 Fax: +44(0)151 794 5196
  Contact: The Admissions Secretary, The Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, The University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GP

• The University of Manchester

  School of Physics and Astronomy
  School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

  BSc in Physics

  This course includes optional models in meteorology and climatology.
  Contact

• The Open University

  Understanding the Weather - Short Course
  This course can be studied as part of the OU's
  BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences

• The University of Oxford

  Department of Physics
  Sub-department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
  BA in Physics - three year programme
  MPhys in Physics - four-year programme
  In both of these programmes, there are core courses in atmospheric physics. The MPhys includes, in the fourth year, a major option entitled Physics of atmospheres and oceans.
  Contacts

• Plymouth University

  School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science
  BSc in Ocean Science

  Contact see course links above.

• The University of Reading

  Department of Meteorology

  Undergraduate Courses

  Postgraduate Courses

Contact: Department of Meteorology, The University of Reading, PO Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB. Address correspondence to either the Undergraduate Admissions Tutor or the MSc Admissions Tutor, as appropriate.

COMET

A wide range of free courses in meteorology is available online as part of the COMET programme

Vocational Qualifications

Those who wish to enter the profession at non-graduate level require A-level or a relevant vocational qualification in a mathematical or physical science. Opportunities exist within the profession for vocational training leading to higher-level qualifications.

• more information on vocational training