Atmospheric Sciences General Education Courses
The following Atmospheric Sciences courses meet general education or baccalaureate requirements at the University of Utah:
| Course Number | Course Title | Designation | Description | Schedule |
| ATMOS 1010 | Severe and Unusual Weather | SF | Survey of the fundamentals of atmospheric science with an emphasis on severe and hazardous weather including hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, flash floods, and snowstorms. (3 units) | Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters |
| ATMOS 1020 | Climate Change | SF | Explores the natural and human induced variations in the Earth's climate. Emphasis will be placed on the evidence underlying climate change and the factors that control Earth's climate. Topics range from climate of the Earth's history, present-day global warming, climatic effects of volcanic eruptions, to impacts of climate change on hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts. (3 units) | Offered fall and spring semesters |
| ATMOS 3100 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution | IR |
The course will apply basic principles of physics and chemistry to quantitatively describe the processes that control the chemical composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere. Special topics include acid rain, the ozone hole, photochemical smog production, health effects of air pollution, and alternative energy sources. (3 units) Prerequisites: CHEM 1210 and MATH 1220 |
Offered spring semesters |
| ATMOS 5000 | Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences | QI |
An intermediate-level introduction to the atmospheric sciences for both atmospheric science majors and other scientists and engineers. Topics include the structure of atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, cloud physics, radiative transfer, and atmospheric dynamics. (3 units) Prerequisites: MATH 1220 and PHYS 2210 |
Offered fall semesters |
| ATMOS 5100 | Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics | QI |
Introduction to atmospheric fluid dynamics, including fundamental forces, conservation laws, governing equations, circulation and vorticity. (3 units) Prerequisite: ATMOS 5000 |
Offered spring semesters |
| ATMOS 5200 | Physical Meteorology III: Cloud Physics | QI |
Aerosol production and removal, cloud and precipitation formation, mixing and turbulence. (1.5 units) Prerequisite: ATMOS 5000 |
Offered fall 2nd half semesters |
| ATMOS 5495 | Biophysical Ecology | QI |
This quantitative-intensive lecture and laboratory course will examine the physical environment (light, wind, temperature, humidity) in which plants, animals, and soil organisms live, how the physical environment affects their physiological function, and how organisms in turn affect their physical environment. (4 units) Prerequisites: BIOL 2010 and CHEM 1220 and MATH 1220 and PHYS 2010 |
Offered fall semesters in odd years |