Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Title

Applied Meteorology 

Degree Level

Bachelor of Science 

Minor Code

 

Advisor's Name

Lee E. Schweitzer 

Advisor's Phone

(765) 494-4789 

Advisor's Email

lschweit@purdue.edu  

Information

This option provides an education in meteorology with emphasis in application of meteorology and climatology to land-based problems. The Department of Agronomy option focuses on operational forecasting, climatic assessment, and problem solving using a broad range of skills and understandings. Graduates are placed with agricultural extension, air pollution control boards, utilities, and private-sector weather and environmental consulting. The option fulfills the general requirements of the Civil Service Commission for a professional meteorologist providing career options with the National Weather Service, Department of Commerce, and the Department of Agriculture. Students also are well prepared for graduate study in agricultural meteorology, forest meteorology, climatology, biometeorology, micrometeorology, remote sensing, and hydrology.

Credit Hours

132 

Description

Freshman Year

First Semester

(0.5) AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)

(0.5) AGR 11300 (Introduction to Agronomy Academic Programs)

(4) BIOL 11000 (Fundamentals of Biology I)

(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)

(5) MA 16100 (Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I)

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16


Second Semester

(4) BIOL 11100 (Fundamentals of Biology II)

(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)

(0) EAS 13300 (Profession of Meterology)

(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)

(5) MA 16200 (Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus II)

Total Credits: 16

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

(1) AGRY 39800 (Agronomy Seminar)

(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)

(3) CS 15800 (C Programming)

(4) MA 26100 (Multivariate Calculus)

(4) PHYS 15200 (Mechanics)

(3) Core economics elective

Total Credits: 18


Fourth Semester

(3) AGRY 33500 (Weather and Climate)

(3) EAS 12000(Introduction to Geography)

(4) MA 26200(Linear Algebra and Differential Equations)

(4) PHYS 24100 (Electricity and Optics)

(3) Social science or humanities elective

Total Credits: 17

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

(3) AGRY 37500 (Crop Production Systems)

(3) AGRY 43100 (Atmospheric Thermodynamics)

(1) AGRY 44100 (Synoptic Laboratory I)

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Social science elective

(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)

Total Credits: 16


Sixth Semester

(3) AGRY 43200 (Atmospheric Dynamics I)

(1) AGRY 44200 (Synoptic Laboratory II)

(3) STAT 51100 (Statistical Methods)

(3) Humanities elective

(7) Electives

Total Credits: 17

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

(3) AGRY 43300 (Atmospheric Dynamics II)

(1) AGRY 44300 (Synoptic Laboratory III)

(1) AGRY 49800 (Agronomy Senior Seminar)

(3) AGRY 53500 (Boundary-Layer Technology)

(3) AGRY 54500 (Remote Sensing of Land Resources)

(3) EAS 53500 (Atmospheric Observations and Measurements)

(3) Written or oral communication elective

Total Credits: 17


Eighth Semester

(3) AGRY 53600 (Environmental Biophysics)

(3) CE 54200 (Hydrology)

(3) EAS 43400 (Weather Analysis and Forecasting)

(3) EAS 53200 (Atmospheric Physics I)

(3) International understanding elective

Total Credits: 15

Additional Information

 

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