Objectives and competences

Basic information

TypeMaster's degree
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Physics
Branch of knowledge
  • Earth sciences
Mode of delivery
  • Face-to-face
Credits60
Number of places available20
Length of course1 academic year
Approximate price per credit19.37 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2025-2026
CoordinationJAVIER GARCíA SERRANO
Raül Marcos Matamoros
Open pre-enrolmentNo
Open enrolmentNo
Lead to doctoral studiesYes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationNo
Bridging coursesYes
Specializations
  • Applied Meteorology
  • Free Pathway
  • Fundamental Meteorology

Objectives and competences

Objectives

Competences

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Access requirements and conditions

General requirements
Students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Official Spanish university degree.

  • A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.

  • A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

  • First period: February 3 to June 20, 2025
  • Second period: June 25 to September 8, 2025

Notes:

  • Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
  • Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.

Required documentation

Selection criteria

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Compulsory 22.5
Optional 22.5
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 15
TOTAL 60

List of subjects

Subject Type Language Credits
Specialization: Applied Meteorology
Atmospheric Pollution Optional 1st semester 2.5
Atmospheric Radiation and Climate Change Compulsory 1st semester 5
Climate Change and the Ocean Optional 1st semester 3
Climate Physics Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Climate Variability and Predictability Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis I Compulsory 1st semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis II Optional 1st semester 2.5
Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Final Project Compulsory 1st semester
2nd semester
15
Fundamental Principles of Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Hydrometeorology and Climate Risks Optional 1st semester 5
Meteorological Analysis and Forecasting Optional 2nd semester 5
Meteorological and Climate Modelling Compulsory 2nd semester 5
Meteorological Observation Compulsory 1st semester 5
Meteorology and the Media Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Micrometeorology Optional 2nd semester 5
Physical Meteorology Compulsory 1st semester 5
Practicum Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Water and Energy Optional 1st semester 2.5
Specialization: Free Pathway
Atmospheric Pollution Optional 1st semester 2.5
Atmospheric Radiation and Climate Change Compulsory 1st semester 5
Climate Change and the Ocean Optional 1st semester 3
Climate Physics Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Climate Variability and Predictability Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis I Compulsory 1st semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis II Optional 1st semester 2.5
Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Final Project Compulsory 1st semester
2nd semester
15
Fundamental Principles of Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Hydrometeorology and Climate Risks Optional 1st semester 5
Meteorological Analysis and Forecasting Optional 2nd semester 5
Meteorological and Climate Modelling Compulsory 2nd semester 5
Meteorological Observation Compulsory 1st semester 5
Meteorology and the Media Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Micrometeorology Optional 2nd semester 5
Physical Meteorology Compulsory 1st semester 5
Practicum Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Water and Energy Optional 1st semester 2.5
Specialization: Fundamental Meteorology
Atmospheric Pollution Optional 1st semester 2.5
Atmospheric Radiation and Climate Change Compulsory 1st semester 5
Climate Change and the Ocean Optional 1st semester 3
Climate Physics Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Climate Variability and Predictability Optional 2nd semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis I Compulsory 1st semester 2.5
Data Processing and Analysis II Optional 1st semester 2.5
Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Final Project Compulsory 1st semester
2nd semester
15
Fundamental Principles of Dynamic Meteorology Optional 1st semester 2.5
Hydrometeorology and Climate Risks Optional 1st semester 5
Meteorological Analysis and Forecasting Optional 2nd semester 5
Meteorological and Climate Modelling Compulsory 2nd semester 5
Meteorological Observation Compulsory 1st semester 5
Meteorology and the Media Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Micrometeorology Optional 2nd semester 5
Physical Meteorology Compulsory 1st semester 5
Practicum Optional 1st semester
2nd semester
2.5
Water and Energy Optional 1st semester 2.5

Bridging courses

Subject Type Language Credits
Specialization: BC for admission to the Master's Degree in Meteorology and Climate Sciences
Mathematics and Physics for Meteorology Optional 1st semester 3

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.



Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.



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