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Old July 16th 04, 07:48 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Jeremy Handscomb Jeremy Handscomb is offline
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Default Courses for meteorology

Hi Michael,

I have just finished 3 years at Reading of a 4 year course in Meteorology
where I get to go out to Oklahoma to study for a year next year. You will
almost definitely need Maths and Physics to A-level as it is a substantial
part of the course. Any other A-level dosen't really matter that much but
Geography would be a good one to do.

If you want to be a meteorologist then you will need to do a degree in a
maths or physics-based subject. The best possible route is to do a MSc in
Meteorology after having done a BSc in some other subject such as Physics.
You will certainly need to take both maths and Physics A-levels. I wish
omebody had given me this advice before I started uni!!!

Not sure about other universities, but Reading has the most well-respected
meteorology department. If you go to the UCAS website,
http://www.ucas.com/search/index.html you can search for other weather
related courses and they will tell you the requirements.

Hope this helps.

Jeremy

"Michael Di Bernardo" wrote in message
...
Could anyone advise me the AS/A-Level courses i would need in order to
become a meteorologist for the Met. Office or a similar meteorological
organisation.

Thanks

Michael Di Bernardo