Master in Environmental Meteorology and Climate Physics
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
06 Mar 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* First call: from end of January 2025 TBC until 6 March 2025 for non-EU citizens living abroad and Italian, EU-citizens and non-EU citizens regularly living in Italy at the time of application
** EU: EUR 340 - 3400 fee range based on personal income and merit I Non-EU: EUR 1000 - 4500 for the first year fee range based on merit only, i.e. score in the application evaluation
Introduction
The Master of Science programme in Environmental Meteorology and Climate Physics is a double degree jointly offered by the University of Trento and the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Upon fulfilment of all the requirements, graduates will obtain two distinct degrees, one from each university.
The programme courses cover a variety of topics related to atmospheric and climate processes and their connections with environmental systems. Students will be stimulated to get familiar with different ways of approaching weather, climate and the environment, including experimental techniques, theoretical analysis and numerical simulations.
Graduates with a Master in Environmental Meteorology and Climate Physics will be enabled to prepare and present weather forecasts, perform atmospheric and environmental measurements, analyze observational data and work with numerical models for the simulation of atmosphere, climate and environmental processes.
The Master's programme lasts 2 academic years.
The official teaching language is English.
Admissions
Curriculum
To fulfil all the requirements prescribed by the Master's regulation, students must obtain a total of 120 ECTS credits.
First Year
- 1st semester (at the University of Trento)
- 2nd semester (at the University of Trento)
Second year
- 1st semester (at the University of Innsbruck)
- 2nd semester (either at the University of Innsbruck or at the University of Trento)
- Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
- Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
Elective courses (subject to change)
- 1st Year - II Semester - Trento campus
- 2nd year - I semester - Innsbruck campus
Program Outcome
The Master’s degree in Environmental Meteorology and Climate Physics offers a variety of content related to the physical and chemical properties of the Earth's atmosphere, the phenomena governing its dynamics, and their connections with processes affecting environmental systems, such as the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the biosphere and the ecosystems.
All the processes related to weather and climate phenomena - such as clouds and precipitation, atmospheric radiation, air pollution, and wind dynamics - will be treated in depth.
The courses offered within the program enable students to become familiar with a variety of approaches, including theoretical analysis, measurement techniques, observational methods, data analysis and computer simulations of environmental processes using numerical models.
In addition to mandatory courses, covering the required background of an environmental meteorologist, students will be able to focus their curriculum more specifically on their preferred topics through optional courses and their MSc thesis.
The knowledge and skills learned in the program will provide graduates with a sound background to face the subsequent training required for a variety of jobs - such as weather forecaster, aviation meteorologist, meteorological consultant, climate analyst, environmental meteorology expert in support of planning and/or management activities, teacher - or to proceed to higher levels of educations (e.g. doctoral studies).
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships and tuition fees for non-EU citizens living abroad
Top-scored candidates will be entitled to receive a UniTrento scholarship assigned by the Evaluation Committee based on the application score. Tuition fees are waived for students who receive a UniTrento scholarship.
The amount of tuition fees for non-EU applicants living abroad is related to the application score obtained during the selection. For more information check the UniTrento scholarships web page.
Scholarships and tuition fees for EU Citizens and Non-EU citizens regularly living in Italy
DSU (Diritto allo Studio Universitario) Scholarships are available for EU citizens and Non-EU citizens living in Italy who meet the ISEE requirements based on the family income. Further information is available on Scholarships starting from June/July.
Details about tuition fees and ISEE are available on the Opera Universitaria web page.
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Career Opportunities
- Weather forecasters (in either public or private weather services or as freelance professionals);
- Consultants (for engineering firms, agricultural operations, insurance companies, legal issues);
- Aeronautical meteorologists;
- Experts in the assessment of solar radiation, wind, and precipitation for energy conversion from renewable sources;
- Experts in air quality monitoring and management;
- Researchers, academics;
- Experts in education and communication: instructors, media operators, teachers;
- Environmental meteorologists provide meteorological support and assistance to decision-makers in a variety of fields: air quality monitoring and management, civil protection, transport infrastructures management (including aviation, railways, roads, and navigation), water resource management, management of systems for energy conversion from renewable sources, agricultural operations, forest management.
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