Bachelor’s Programme Atmospheric Sciences
You want to better understand the atmospheric climate system and combine different scientific fields?
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Atmospheric Sciences is an interdisciplinary programme combining the fields of physics, chemistry, information technology, mathematics and statistics. Students acquire a basic understanding of the atmospheric climate system.
With a focus on atmospheric processes in mountains, the students learn to model, measure and analyse weather, climate changes, air pollutants and glaciers numerically and statistically.
Bachelor of Science
Duration/ECTS-Credits
6 semesters/180 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-time
Language
German, English
Requirements
Secondary school completion certificate/equivalent
and Language Certificates (German)
Faculty
Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
Level of qualification
Bachelor (First Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 6, EQF/NQF: Level 6
ISCED-F
0532 Earth sciences
Study Code
UC 033 604
Dates and Deadlines for admission
Bachelorstudium Atmosphärenwissenschaften
FAQ
Graduates
- understand complex, interacting processes in the earth-atmosphere system and master the tools and methods to analyse and predict them.
- use critical-analytical thinking to solve even unknown problems
- bare proficient in programming language (s), the language of mathematics and methods of statistics and data science and can thus familiarise themselves independently with new tools and methods
Graduates
- have in-depth knowledge and practical skills with which they can understand, analyse and predict complex interacting processes inthe earth's atmospheric system;
- understand the theoretical basics of currents in the atmosphere and air chemistry, the numerical prediction of weather and climate and climate change
- can evaluate and analyze data from the measuring platforms to record the state of the earth's atmosphere system on many spatiotemporal scales
- can - with a profound understanding of the processes in the earth-atmospheric system that lead to climate change as well as the methods and results of climate projections - make a direct and critical contribution to the measures required to reduce the consequences of climate change
- can understand, analyse and predict processes that come about through the interaction of the atmosphere with the mountains (research focus of the institute and first-hand experiences thanks to the location in the Alps)
- are proficient in programming languages and can use skills in statistics, machine learning and data science to analyze and evaluate the huge amounts of data from the measurement and prediction of the earth-atmosphere system and other areas
- have acquired skills in Individual Choice of Specialisation which they can use to work in an interdisciplinary way
- can work in team and head complex projects in their specific fields
Career entry: Graduates are qualified for tasks in private and public weather forecasting and in areas affected by weather, climate and climate change, such as the environment, energy, agriculture and forestry, transport, finance and insurance and tourism. This also includes engineering and planning offices specialising in renewable energies and energy-efficient buildings. Graduates have the necessary skills to contribute to the common good in public institutions at federal and state level in the environmental sector - air quality, hydrography, urban climate, avalanche warning services, etc. The skills in software and data science in combination with analytical thinking enable work in professional fields in which large amounts of data have to be analyzed and processed.
Further studies: The Bachelor's Programme Atmospheric Sciences prepares students for a relevant master's degree in the field of the earth-atmosphere system, e.g. atmospheric sciences, climate sciences, environmental meteorology, glaciology, atmospheric chemistry, hydrology, earth exploration.
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Environment & Climate
Anyone wishing to study the environment, biology, ecology, geography or sustainability, and who is interested in climate change, biodiversity and mountain regions, will find the right degree programme in this field at the University of Innsbruck.
Degree programmes in this field at the University of Innsbruck are closely linked to the Centre for Mountain Research (Research Area: Mountain Regions), one of the eight Centres of Excellence in the the university’s key research areas.
Here, researchers from various disciplines work together to investigate how mountain regions are changing as a result of climate change. Students can contribute to this research through courses, dissertations and projects.
Under the umbrella of the PEAK (Perspectives on Engagement, Accountability and Knowledge) , the University makes this expertise publicly available, and in the student-run Green Office, students can help shape sustainability on campus themselves. Once a year, the Green Office organises a Sustainability Week.
