气象学

气象学 majors acquire the knowledge and skills needed to understand one of the most influential phenomena on our planet: the weather. 作为气象学专业的学生, you’ll acquire knowledge about both the scientific and human elements of weather systems, combining an understanding of atmospheric 物理 and forecasting with a significant focus on geospatial technology. This unique feature will allow you to better understand the impacts that weather has on the ground in the day-to-day lives of people. 学生 majoring in meteorology take courses in a variety of core areas that include geography, mapping and geospatial information science (GIS), 人类系统, 数学, 物理, 和统计数据. 学生 must also complete degree requirements in the study of meteorology such as an introduction and survey of meteorology, 天气分析, 恶劣天气, 动力气象学, 天气学, 物理气象学. 除了, students are required to complete a field experience, which can include the annual Hokie Storm Chase trip across the Great Plains in late May, mountain and meteorological instrumentation field trips, 实习, and undergraduate re搜索. The curriculum meets the requirements of the National 天气 Service and the standards of the American Meteorological Society.

职业选择

• 气候学家
• Emergency management specialist
• 地理空间分析
• 气象学家
• 军事气象官
• 气象学家
• Risk assessment coordinator