MS in Meteorology

Duration: 3-semesters
Core: 12 Credit Hours
Elective: 12 Credit Hours
Thesis: 06 Credit Hours

Eligibility Criteria

An entry test will be conducted by the CIIT to select the students for MS leading to Ph.D. Students should have completed 16 years of education 'with specialization in any of the following subjects, from an accredited educational institution without any third division or D grade in the academic career, with at least 60% marks in the last public examination:

  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Space Sciences
  • Environmental Science with Physics and Mathematics during graduation
  • Computer Science with Physics and Mathematics during graduation
  • Geography with Physics and Mathematics during graduation
  • Geographic Information System with Physics and Mathematics during graduation

Semester 01

Core courses

Course No. Subject Credit Hours
MET 611 Remote Sensing 3+0
MET 613 Elements of Earth Science & Cartography 3+0
MET 615 General Meteorology 3+0
MET 617 Mathematical Methods 3+0
Total Credit Hours 12

Semester 02

Elective courses

Module A. Specialization in Meteorology
Course No. Subject Credit Hours
MET 622 Dynamic Meteorology 3+0
MET 624 Climatology 3+0
MET 626 Synoptic and Tropical Meteorology 3+0
MET 628 Atmospheric Thermodynamics & Physical Meteorology 3+0
Total Credit Hours 12
Module B. Specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS
Course No. Subject Credit Hours
MET 632 Advance Remote Sensing 3+0
MET 634 Image Processing and Analysis 3+0
MET 636 Geographical Information System 3+0
MET 638 Remote Sensing and GIS Lab 0+3
Total Credit Hours 12
Module C. Specialization in Seismology
Course No. Subject Credit Hours
MET 642 Seismology 3+0
MET 644 Earthquake Geology 3+0
MET 646 Hazard Assessment and Disaster Mitigation 3+0
MET 648 Seismology Lab 0+3
Total Credit Hours 12

Semester 03

Course No. Subject Credit Hours
MET 690 Thesis 06