2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

with bachelor’s degrees in other scientific or engineering fields may
need to complete certain preparatory coursework before starting
the master of science program, and completion of such courses may
require additional time. Any such requirements will be determined
by the program chair and graduate faculty before admission. The
prospective student will be advised of these requirements prior
to acceptance. Applicants must submit Graduate Record Exam
General Test scores for evaluation, a statement of interests, a
résumé and three letters of recommendation.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section.
Degree Requirements
A Master of Science in Environmental Science requires the
satisfactory completion of 30 credit hours of required and
elective credits based on an approved program plan developed
in conjunction with the faculty adviser. Included in the total are
15 credit hours of core environmental courses as listed below
and six credit hours of thesis research under the supervision of a
member of the graduate faculty. Students are required to attend the
graduate seminar. A student registers for graduate seminar each
semester and makes an oral presentation of research results after
completing thesis research. A nonthesis option is also available. In
lieu of the thesis, the student completes an additional nine credit
hours of coursework and must pass a written master’s final program
examination.
Core Courses
ENS 5000 Environmental Science Seminar (each semester) ................... 0
ENS 5010 Environmental Optics and Remote Sensing ............................ 3
ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution ................................................... 3
ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources ............................................ 3
ENS 5800 Limnology 1 ............................................................................ 3
OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry .................................... 3
The remaining coursework in the master’s program is normally
developed by the degree candidate, his/her adviser and the program
chair. A list of restricted electives is available from the department.
Meteorology, M.S. _________________________
Major Code: 8223 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Program Chair
George A. Maul, Ph.D.
Atmospheric science is focused on understanding Earth’s gaseous
envelope, predicting its evolution and mitigating human impacts.
The M.S. program at Florida Tech is uniquely interdisciplinary,
drawing on expertise from the College of Aeronautics, the College
of Engineering and the College of Science. As such, the M.S. in
meteorology can have special emphasis in areas such as marine
meteorology, water resources, atmospheric chemistry, aviation
meteorology or remote sensing. Collaborative research is conducted
with specialists from the nearby NASA Kennedy Space Center,
the USAF 45th Weather Squadron, the NOAA National Weather
Service, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Wind
and Hurricane Impacts Research Laboratory (WHIRL) and local
government agencies or corporations.
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Admission Requirements
A student applying for admission to the graduate meteorology program
should have an undergraduate major in the physical sciences
or engineering. Preparatory coursework may need to be completed
before starting the master of science program, and completion of
such courses may require additional time. Any such requirements
will be determined by the program chair and graduate faculty
before admission. The prospective student will be advised of these
requirements before acceptance. Applicants must submit GRE
General Test Scores for evaluation.
Degree Requirements
The M.S. degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 credit
hours of required and elective courses including thesis, based on
an approved plan developed in conjunction with the faculty adviser.
A nonthesis option is also available, where in lieu of a thesis the
student completes an additional nine credit hours of coursework
(for a total of 33 credit hours) and must pass a written master’s final
program examination. Students with bachelor’s degrees in meteorology
normally take the core courses plus electives emphasizing
their areas of special interest. Students with bachelor’s degrees in
fields other than meteorology are required to complete the core and
other graduate courses in addition to appropriate courses necessary
for certification as a professional meteorologist by the American
Meteorological Society (see undergraduate curriculum). Students
are required to attend the graduate seminar. A student registers for
graduate seminar each semester and makes an oral presentation of
research results after completing thesis research.
Required Courses
ENS 5000 Environmental Sciences Seminar (each semester) .................. 0
MET 5001 Principles of Atmospheric Science .......................................... 3
MET 5233 Atmospheric Remote Sensing ................................................. 3
MET 5305 Dynamic Meteorology 1 .......................................................... 3
MET 5306 Dynamic Meteorology 2 .......................................................... 3
Electives
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice .............................. 3
ENS 4001 The Earth System ................................................................... 3
ENS 4010 Geographic Information Systems ............................................ 3
ENS 5001 Global Environmental Problems and Solutions ....................... 3
ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution ................................................... 3
ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources ............................................ 3
ENS 5800 Limnology ............................................................................... 3
MET 4310 Climatology ............................................................................. 3
MET 4410 Mesoscale Meteorology ........................................................... 3
MET 5310 Numerical Weather Prediction................................................ 3
OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory .............................. 3
OCE 5586 Ocean Engineering Data Analysis ........................................... 3
OCN 5001 Principles of Oceanography .................................................... 3
OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry .................................... 3
OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography ...................................... 3
OCN 5403 Ocean Wave Theory ................................................................ 3
OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography .......................................................... 3
OCN 5407 Marine Meteorology ................................................................ 3
OCN 5409 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics .................................................. 3
OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing ........................................................ 3
PHY 5080 Thermodynamics ..................................................................... 3
SPS 4030 Physics of the Atmosphere ...................................................... 3
SPS 5031 Planetary Science 2: Atmospheres .......................................... 3
Note: Electives listed above are accepted in the M.S. Meteorology degree
program, but no more than six credit hours of 4000-level courses from the
department (ENS, MET, OCE, OCN) may be used for the master’s degree.