What is a Meteorology degree?

Meteorology at Florida Tech isn't just about the weather. Here, students study the effects of the Earth's atmosphere on human life, and the effect of humankind on the climate. Whether you want to become a broadcast meteorologist, storm tracker or world weather expert, you can get there with a meteorology degree from Florida Tech. Here, you'll develop a strong background in physics and chemistry and get hands-on experience in environmental science and applied technology.

Our meteorology degree program is dynamic and focused. You'll get started right away, taking core courses like the whole earth course and aviation meteorology as a freshman. Guided by highly accomplished faculty who care about your success, you'll hone your strengths and begin specializing as early as sophomore year. Students are offered the opportunity to complete in-depth field studies and summer research.

Advantages

Why Florida Tech: The meteorology degree at Florida Tech includes:

• Learn within a dynamic and interesting weather system
• Nearby Atlantic Ocean and other marine environments
• Undergrads often involved in faculty research initiatives
• Hands-on experience with high-tech instruments
• Interdisciplinary approach = experience employers look for
• Renowned meteorology faculty

The Numbers: Meteorology degree and DMES classes are kept small (13-15 students in sophomore\, junior\, and senior level courses),The Department of Marine and Environmental Systems has 15 full-time faculty\, all with Ph.D.s

Facilities: Florida Tech has marine laboratories and field research sites both on the Indian River Lagoon and at the Vero Beach oceanfront marine research facility. The Ralph S. Evinrude Marine Operations Center houses a fleet of small craft. Small boats are available for class work and research, and scuba diving can be incorporated in research and course work. Other teaching facilities include a computer-aided design center, and numberical modeling and computer facilities for data analysis. The Marine Geology and Geophysics Laboratory provides facilities for core boring and sediment analysis, beach and hydrographic surveying, and oceanographic instrumentation for coastal research activities. The Underwater Technologies Laboratory has a 500-square-foot electronic workship with all of the systems necessary to design and maintain autonomous underwater vehicles. In the Surf Mechanics Laboratory, students have access to two wave tanks for theoretical and experimental measuring of water waves.

Learning

Clubs and Organizations: American Meteorological Society,Florida Tech Sailing Club,Florida Tech Diving Club,Florida Tech Surfing Club,Marine Technology Society,Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society)

Research: Every meteorology degree undergraduate has the opportunity to work with professors on funded research projects.

Internships and Cooperative Learning: Students majoring in oceanography, ocean engineering, meteorology and environmental science at Florida Tech are able to choose from a variety of hands-on internships. Undergraduates have recently completed internships at:

• American Airlines
• Brevard County Natural Resource Management
• Caribbean Marine Research Center
• Disney World's The Living Seas
• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Mote Marine Laboratory
• National Park Service
• National Weather Service, Melbourne Forecast Office
• NASA's Kennedy Space Center
• NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and meteorological Laboratory
• Sea World
• Sierra Club
• Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
• St. John's River Water Management District
• Army Corps of Engineers

Future Outcomes

Outcomes - Grad School: 20% of meteorology degree and DMES graduates go directly onto graduate school, many of them continuing their studies at Florida Tech. Recent graduates have also been enrolled at:

• MIT
• Stockton
• University of Alaska
• University of Rhode Island
• University of North Carolina
• Cambridge University (UK)

Outcomes - Career and Salary: Meteorology degree DMES graduates are employed all over the world, in a variety of exciting positions. Most are employed as research scientists and coastal and oceanographic engineers for government and private companies. Employers of DMES alumni include:

• Rockwell Aviation
• Northrop Grumman
• Dynamac
• Boeing
• Epcot Center
• U.S. Environmental Protection Avency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• NASA
• National Science Foundation
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection