Agricultural Meteorology is a specialization within the M.S. and PhD. cooperative program with the School of Natural Resources and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. The specialization was designed to provide students a unique learning environment to promote understanding of the interactions between the atmosphere and the biosphere in an agricultural setting and to encourage cooperation among the community of scientists and students within the agricultural meteorology research area. Find more information on the Applied Climate Science website of SNR.

Agricultural Meteorology Graduate Specialization
Advising Faculty

Example Courses

  • Microclimate: The Biological Environment 
  • Climate and Society 
  • Bio-Atmospheric Instrumentation
  • Crop Growth and Yield Modeling
  • Solar Radiation Interactions at the Earth's Surface
  • Global Climate Change
  • Turbulent Transfer in the Atmospheric Surface Layer 
  • Agricultural Climatology

Admission Requirements

All potential Agronomy graduate students must meet the following minimum requirements or provide the requested information:

  • A bachelor's degree with a background that includes:
    • Calculus (1 semester)
    • Physics (1 semester)
    • Chemistry (1 semester)
    • Physics or Chemistry (a second semester of either) 
    • Biological Science (1 year)
  • TOEFL score of 500 ( or equivalent; applies only to international applicants for whom English is not the first language.)
  • GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4 point system)
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Statement of purpose 

Students with this specialization may find employment in teaching, research or applied fields. Possible job titles for students completing the program include: teacher at the secondary level, research project assistant, and atmospheric specialist.

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