Department of Meteorology

Details: Published: 24 June 2020

Meteorology as a field

Meteorology is the science of the atmosphere. It offers the opportunity of investigating the forces that shape weather and climate and how human activities can affect climate through the introduction of pollutants in the atmosphere (http:/www.cmos.ca).

Moreover, Meteorology is a branch of atmospheric science that deals with the study of weather processes and forecasting. It is an interdisciplinary science, drawing on basic knowledge, theory, and laws from a variety of scientific fields including physics, math, and chemistry, which aid in developing a strong understanding of the physical and dynamical processes affecting atmospheric motions/behavior. This is a vast and complex field of study that also involves land-ocean-atmosphere interactions.

Meteorology in Visayas State University

The Consortium on Meteorology Education and Training (CoMET) is an initiative that participated by DOST-PAGASA, AGHAM Party-list, CHED, and four Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), including the Visayas State University (VSU), in offering the Bachelor of Science Meteorology program. VSU is the only HEI offering the program catering students from the Visayas and Mindanao region. The challenges of the changing atmosphere and the dearth of expertise in atmospheric science and meteorology demand for capacity building in this specialized field of study.

VSU, through the Department of Meteorology under the College of Engineering and Technology, envisions that the exigency of professionals in the country who understand how the atmosphere behaves will significantly grow in years.

Current advances in this field include big data analytics, high-resolution numerical modeling, and ensemble nowcasting and long-range forecasting.

The undergraduate degree program in Meteorology is a balance between a holistic general education program and a substantial BS Meteorology curriculum. The program shall provide the students with comprehensive and rigorous training in math and physics as a foundation for careers in meteorology and atmospheric science and the full understanding of the importance of the meteorological study to humans.

Program Educational Objectives

The following are the Program Educational Objectives of the VSU’s BSMet degree program:
1. Articulate in multimedia weather broadcasting.
2. Instill leadership and management in disaster risk reduction.
3. Manage a business with weather-sensitive operations (e.g. aviation, marine, navigation, power, oil exploration) and military.
4. Pursue advance studies in Meteorology and emerging related fields; and
5. Conduct relevant research and innovative studies geared towards the advancement of meteorology as a scientific field.
6. Occupy responsible positions in meteorology education; and other PEOs unique to the institution