Atmospheric Science Honours (B.Sc.)
75 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (27 credits)
- ATOC 214 Introduction: Physics of the Atmosphere (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 312 Rotating Fluid Dynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 315 Thermodynamics and Convection (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 480 Honours Research Project (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- COMP 208 Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 223 Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 314 Advanced Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Complementary Courses (45-48 credits)
Note: Students are required to fulfill the core complementary requirements along with one of the four streams listed below. In cases of overlap, each course can only be used once toward the satisfaction of the core complementary courses or the chosen stream.
Core (24-25 credits) (24 credits)
Streams (21–23 credits)
21-23 credits from one of the following four streams:
Weather Analysis and Forecasting Stream (22-23 credits)
Climate Science Stream (21-22 credits)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Stream (21 credits)
3-6 credits selected from: (3–6 credits)
3-6 credits selected from:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
6-10 credits selected from: (6–10 credits)
6-10 credits selected from:
- CHEM 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 575 Chemical Kinetics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- COMP 551 Applied Machine Learning (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 317 Numerical Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 319 Partial Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 323 Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 324 Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- PHYS 333 Thermal and Statistical Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 340 Majors Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 342 Majors Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 350 Honours Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 352 Honours Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
16 credits from: (16 credits)
16 credits from:
- ATOC 309 Weather Radars and Satellites (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 512 Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 521 Cloud Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 540 Synoptic Meteorology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 541 Synoptic Meteorology 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 546 Current Weather Discussion (1 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
6-7 credits selected from: (6–7 credits)
6-7 credits selected from:
- ATOC 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 513 Waves and Stability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 515 Turbulence in Atmosphere and Oceans (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 517 Boundary Layer Meteorology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 525 Atmospheric Radiation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 531 Dynamics of Current Climates (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 548 Mesoscale Meteorology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 557 Research Methods: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 558 Numerical Methods and Laboratory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 568 Ocean Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ESYS 300 Earth Data Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ESYS 301 Earth System Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 555 Fluid Dynamics (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- PHYS 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 432 Physics of Fluids (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 512 Computational Physics with Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
15 credits from: (15 credits)
15 credits from:
- ATOC 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 512 Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 531 Dynamics of Current Climates (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 323 Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 324 Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- PHYS 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
6-7 credits (3 credits must be an ATOC course) selected from:
6-7 credits (3 credits must be an ATOC course) selected from:
- ATOC 513 Waves and Stability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 515 Turbulence in Atmosphere and Oceans (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 521 Cloud Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 525 Atmospheric Radiation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 540 Synoptic Meteorology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 557 Research Methods: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 558 Numerical Methods and Laboratory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 568 Ocean Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ESYS 300 Earth Data Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ESYS 301 Earth System Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 423 Applied Regression (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 555 Fluid Dynamics (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- PHYS 432 Physics of Fluids (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 512 Computational Physics with Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
15 credits from: (15 credits)
15 credits from:
- ATOC 309 Weather Radars and Satellites (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 519 Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 521 Cloud Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 213 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
6 credits selected from: (6 credits)
6 credits selected from:
- ATOC 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 512 Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 513 Waves and Stability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 517 Boundary Layer Meteorology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 519 Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 525 Atmospheric Radiation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 540 Synoptic Meteorology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 557 Research Methods: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 558 Numerical Methods and Laboratory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 575 Chemical Kinetics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MATH 423 Applied Regression (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 512 Computational Physics with Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Listed courses
- ATOC 309 Weather Radars and Satellites (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 512 Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 513 Waves and Stability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 517 Boundary Layer Meteorology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 519 Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 521 Cloud Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 525 Atmospheric Radiation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 531 Dynamics of Current Climates (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 540 Synoptic Meteorology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 541 Synoptic Meteorology 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 546 Current Weather Discussion (1 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 548 Mesoscale Meteorology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ATOC 557 Research Methods: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ATOC 558 Numerical Methods and Laboratory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ATOC 568 Ocean Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 575 Chemical Kinetics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ESYS 300 Earth Data Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ESYS 301 Earth System Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 423 Applied Regression (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 555 Fluid Dynamics (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- PHYS 404 Climate Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 432 Physics of Fluids (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 512 Computational Physics with Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
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