About the Program
Geosciences Department
160 Science and Math Complex
(716) 878-6731
geosciences.buffalostate.edu/
The meteorology and climatology minor may add a useful dimension to the student’s major (e.g., a communications major positioning themselves to work as a broadcast meteorologist, or a chemistry major interested in the implications of weather on air quality, or a psychology/health and wellness major acquiring the needed background to understand the role of weather on our mental and physical health), positioning a student for a possible alternative career option, or taken simply because the student has an interest in weather and climate.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. demonstrate the ability to answer weather- and climate-related questions by synthesizing knowledge related to the sciences of meteorology and climatology.
2. be able to organize weather- and climate-related observations and data to aide analysis and interpretations.
3. be able to apply weather- and climate-related knowledge by making connections to other sciences, societal impacts and to explore related human and environmental issues.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
GEG 101 WORLD NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS 3
GEG/GES 241 METEOROLOGY 3
Select four from the following: 12
GEG 307 CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GEG 383 EXTREME WEATHER
GEG 385 PAST CLIMATES AND ENVIRONMENTS
GEG 386 WEATHER AND SOCIETY
GEG 478 GLOBAL CHANGE
GEG 495 SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
GEG 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12)
Total Credit Hours 18