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Hydrology & Atmospheric SciGraduate Degree SeekingPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

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Completion requirement

Minimum credits: 14 units

  • course: Dynamic Meteorology I* (3 units)

  • course: Dynamic Meteorology II* (3 units)

  • course: Physical Meteorology I* (3 units)

  • course: Physical Meteorology II* (3 units)

  • course: Current Topics in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (2 units)

*A 3.0 GPA in core courses is required to continue in the program

Completion requirement

24 additional credits in coursework related to major field of study. Below are the approved elective courses:

  • course: Physical Climatology (3 units)

  • course: Hydroclimatology (3 units)

  • course: Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences (3 units)

  • course: Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences (3 units)

  • course: Intro Data Assimilation (3 units)

  • course: Introduction to Atmospheric and Hydrology Remote Sensing (3 units)

  • course: Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling (3 units)

  • course: Air Pollution I: Gases (3 units)

  • course: Air Pollution II: Aerosols (3 units)

  • course: Weather Analysis and Forecasting I (3 units)

  • course: Weather Analysis and Forecasting II (3 units)

  • course: Boundary Layer Meteorology and Surface Processes (3 units)

  • course: Tropical Meteorology (3 units)

  • course: Global Climate Change (3 units)

  • course: General Circulation Observations and Modelling (3 units)

  • course: Advanced Atmospheric & Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (3 units)

  • course: Fundamentals of Surface Water Hydrology (3 units)

  • course: Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems (3 units)

  • course: Hydrology (3 units)

  • course: Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3 units)

  • course: The Climate System (3 units)

  • course: Introduction to Dendrochronology (4 units)

  • course: Inverse Problems in Geophysics (3 units)

  • course: Global Change (3 units)

  • course: Introduction to Climate Dynamics (3 units)

  • course: Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography (3 units)

  • course: Physics of the Sun (3 units)

  • course: Physics of High Atmospheres (3 units)

  • course: Atmospheres & Remote Sensing (3 units)

  • course: Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3 units)

  • course: Watershed Hydrology (4 units)

  • course: Remote Sensing Data & Methods (3 units)

course: Dissertation (18 units)

Completion requirement

All students must demonstrate competence in statistics and computer programming (e.g. FORTRAN, MatLab, GrADS, NCL), numerical atmospheric models and specialized instrumentation. Participation in laboratory or field work may be a component. Competence may be demonstrated by successful completion of approved courses in these subjects (undergraduate or graduate level). 

All students must present the results of their research in a formal seminar or presentation at a scientific meeting in the form of an oral or poster presentation. Typically, students present at the HAS annual student research conference, El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera (Spring Semester) or at AGU (December) or AMS (January) meetings.

YEAR 1 Second Semester: Take Doctoral Qualifying Examination – Major, Minor (if any)

YEAR 2.5 to 3: Initiate Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Process – 1) Major Written Examn, 2) Minor Written Exam (if any), and 3) Combined Oral in Major and Minor Programs

YEAR 5 End: Written Dissertation (3 Scholarly Manuscripts) and take Doctoral Final Oral Examination-Dissertation Defense

Completion requirement

The department requires a minimum of 12 units in a minor field. Please contact the minor field advising department in order to see minor requirements.

Previous doctoral students have minor in the following subjects:

  • Geosciences

  • Geography

  • Global Change

  • Hydrology

  • Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis

  • Optical Sciences

  • Mathematics

Completion requirement