Meteorology and Oceanography, Bachelor's, 3 years

What you Learn

Required Learning Outcomes

On completion of the programme the candidate should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has an overview of the climate system and how the various components affect teach other
• can describe how the earth's rotation affects large-scale wind and current systems in the ocean and atmosphere
• can describe the basic principles of thermodynamics, radiation, microphysics and dynamics
• has an overview of the most common measuring instruments for the ocean and atmosphere and can discuss relevant sources of error
• can describe processes on different time scales from meteorological events to climate variation

Skills

The candidate

• can use mathematical physical and chemical principles to make calculations of processes that control weather, oceans and climate.
• can carry out basic meteorological and oceanographic observations in the field and the laboratory
• can use coding and programming tools for statistical and numerical analysis of observations and model data
• can use scientific methods to analyze, interpret and present professional issues

General competence

The candidate

• can reflect on central, ethical and scientific issues within the area of the subject
• can use precise professional language in oral and written communication
• can plan and implement projects independently and in collaboration with others
• can obtain information from speialist literature and other sources and evaluate these critically