M.Sc. Meteorology Postgraduate Program By Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |Top Universities
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Program overview

Main Subject

Physics and Astronomy

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Science in Meteorology is aimed at deepening knowledge in atmospheric physics and the application of its methods. A wide choice of elective courses is offered specializing in research topics of the Meteorological Institute Munich and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. The Master can be structured along two focus areas offered. "Weather predictability and data assimilation" as well as "Radiation, Atmosphere and Climate". Two mandatory courses for all students will provide the necessary in the winter semester. Elective courses either help to strengthen your study focus on one of the areas or allow you to gain a wide overview. While the first area focuses on the application of theoretical hydrodynamics to improving weather forecasts, the second one relates radiation in the atmosphere and its microscale interactions with large scale motion and future climate.

Program overview

Main Subject

Physics and Astronomy

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Science in Meteorology is aimed at deepening knowledge in atmospheric physics and the application of its methods. A wide choice of elective courses is offered specializing in research topics of the Meteorological Institute Munich and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. The Master can be structured along two focus areas offered. "Weather predictability and data assimilation" as well as "Radiation, Atmosphere and Climate". Two mandatory courses for all students will provide the necessary in the winter semester. Elective courses either help to strengthen your study focus on one of the areas or allow you to gain a wide overview. While the first area focuses on the application of theoretical hydrodynamics to improving weather forecasts, the second one relates radiation in the atmosphere and its microscale interactions with large scale motion and future climate.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

6+
The application for the MSc Physics requires a first professional university degree or an equivalent degree from Germany or abroad in physics, astrophysics or in another mathematical-scientific subject area. There is no minimum English requirements listed for this program but an IELTS score of 6.5 and equivalent is recommended.
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You can add a master's degree to your first undergraduate degree (e.g. bachelor's degree or State Examination) if you want to expand or specialize your knowledge.  An increasing number are now in English — from American History to Physics. A master's degree program at LMU usually takes two years and is made up of 120 ECTS points. 

In addition to an undergraduate degree, further qualification requirements may be necessary, which are detailed in the examination regulations for each master's degree.
There are consecutive master's degree programs that build on knowledge from undergraduate studies in the same subject. In other master's degree programs, the requirements can be met with different academic degrees, because they require certain fundamentals that are not restricted to a single subject area. Weiterbildende Master (career-integrated master's degree programs) also require relevant professional experience. Students in these programs are usually required to pay additional tuition fees.

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