MASTER’s DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(ATM-MP)
Department of Physics
Physicum (Kumpula Campus)
PO Box 64 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Phone 02941 911 (switchboard), direct dialling 02941+ extension number
Department web page: www.physics.helsinki.fi/english/
Programme web pages: www.atm.helsinki.
fi/ABS/ (Helsinki), http://www.nordic-abs.
org/ (Nordic portal)
Professors in charge: Markku Kulmala (aerosol science), Timo Vesala (biogeochemical
cycles), Heikki Järvinen (dynamic meteorology), Dmitri Moisseev (atmospheric remote
sensing)
Coordinator: Antti Lauri
degree requirements
Students who have obtained the right to
study in the Master’s Degree Programme in
Atmospheric Sciences at the University of
Helsinki in 2014 or 2015 will follow these
requirements.
DEGREE LANGUAGE
The degree language of the programme is
English. As stated in Section 5 of the Regulations on Degrees at the Faculty of Science, the degree language is English given
that Master’s thesis and at least 50 cr of the
studies are taken in English.
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE (120
CREDITS)
1. Major subject studies (minimum of
105 credits)
530240ADVANCED STUDIES IN THE
MASTER’S DEGREE
PROGRAMME IN
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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Compulsory advanced courses in at­
mospheric sciences, minimum of 78
credits
All lines of study:
530322Introduction to modern atmospheric science I, 5 cr
530323Introduction to modern atmospheric science II, 5 cr
530189Statistical analysis of environmental field observations, 5 cr
53328Physics and chemistry of air pollution and their effects, 5 cr
53192
Student seminar in atmospheric
science, 3 cr
50111 Master’s thesis, 40 cr
50039 Maturity test
Aerosol science line of study:
53051 Aerosol physics I, 5 cr
530001 Aerosol physics II, 5 cr
530008Aerosol measurement technique,
5 cr
Biogeochemical cycles line of study:
530236Introduction to biosphere–atmosphere gas exchange and its measurements, 5 cr
53693Terrestrial water, carbon and nitrogen cycles, 5 cr
53626 Air chemistry, 5 cr
Dynamic meteorology line of study:
53624 Physical meteorology, 5 cr
53634 Cloud physics, 5 cr
53648General circulation of the atmosphere I, 5 cr
Atmospheric remote sensing line of
study:
53634 Cloud physics, 5 cr
53665Advanced course in radar meteorology, 5 cr
530233Satellite remote sensing methods
in aerosol science, 5 cr
Optional advanced courses in atmos­
pheric sciences, minimum of 27 credits
The optional studies can include studies in
master’s degree programme in atmospheric sciences
the department of physics, another Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies (ABS) network
university, in other study lines, in other
master’s degree programmes or in other
departments and faculties. If the total number of credits from optional advanced
courses exceeds 27, the credits in the optional studies in the other studies can be
smaller.
For example the courses listed below are
recommended. The two-letter abbreviations
correspond to the study lines each course
is recommended for (AS = Aerosol science,
BC = Biogeochemical cycles, DM = Dynamic meteorology, RS = Atmospheric remote sensing).
53304 Aerosol thermodynamics,
5 cr (AS)
530007Advanced course in air chemistry,
5 cr (AS, BC)
53659Advanced course in atmospheric
dynamics, 5 cr (DM)
530265 Aerosol modelling, 5 cr (AS)
53626Air chemistry, 5 cr (BC compulsory, AS)
530191
Arctic air pollution (intensive
course), 5 cr (AS, BC, DM, RS)
53651Atmospheric general circulation II,
5 cr (DM)
53350Atmospheric modelling, 5 cr (AS,
BC, DM)
53652Boundary layer dynamics II, 5 cr
(AS, BC, DM, RS)
530124Classical nucleation theory, 5 cr
(AS)
53634Cloud physics, 5 cr (DM compulsory, RS compulsory, AS)
53641Field course in micrometeorology
and hydrology, 4 cr (BC)
530181Formation and growth of atmospheric aerosols (intensive course),
5 cr (AS, BC)
53341 Global biogeochemical cycles in
the Earth System, 5 cr (AS, BC)
530068Health effects of fine particles, 5
cr (AS)
530080
Intensive course on measurements of atmospheric aerosols:
aerosol physics, sampling and
measurement techniques, 4 cr
(AS)
53655
Laboratory course in numerical
meteorology, 5 cr (DM)
530060Molecular simulations of clusters,
5 cr (AS)
53654
Numerical meteorology II, 5 cr
(DM)
53309Physical chemistry of aerosols, 5
cr (AS)
530324Intensive course in radar meteoro­
logy), 5 cr (RS)
530233Satellite remote sensing methods
in aerosol science, 5 cr (RS compulsory, AS)
53693Terrestrial water, carbon and nitrogen cycles, 5 cr (BC compulsory,
AS, RS)
530040
Theories of micrometeorological
flux measurement techniques, 5 cr
(BC)
53311Transport phenomena II, 5 cr (AS,
BC, DM)
83628
Biogeochemistry of forest and
peatland ecosystems (Department
of Forest Sciences MET210), 5 cr
(BC)
830156Dynamic modelling in production
ecology (Department of Forest
Sciences MET230), 4 cr (BC)
830158Forest ecosystems of the world their structure, functioning and
productivity (Department of Forest
Sciences MET240), 5 cr (BC)
83678Forest ecosystem hydrology and
water balance (Department of Forest Sciences MET214), 5 cr (BC)
830119Forests and peatlands as modifiers of atmospheric composition
(Department of Forest Sciences
MET216), 4 cr (BC)
830157Influence of climate change on forestry (Department of Forest Sciences MET234) 10 cr (BC)
830120Impact of forest management on
environment (Department of Forest Sciences MET217) 5–10 cr
(BC)
830176
Sustainable forest ecosystem
management (Department of Forest Sciences MEH205) 4 cr (BC)
830155Whole tree structure and dynamics (Department of Forest Sciences MET220) 6 cr (BC)
Advanced biomass and CO2 modelling, 7.5
cr (University of Copenhagen; BC)
Aerosols, clouds and climate, 15 cr (Stockholm University; AS, DM, RS)
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Air quality outdoors and indoors, 15 cr
(Stockholm University; AS)
Atmospheric environmental chemistry, 7.5
cr (University of Copenhagen; AS, BC)
Biogeochemistry I, 6 cr (University of Eastern Finland; BC)
Biogeochemistry II, 5 cr (University of Eastern Finland; BC)
Climate change and its impact on the environment, 15 cr (Lund University; BC)
Climate change – an interdisciplinary challenge, 15 cr (University of Copenhagen;
AS, BC, DM, RS)
Ecological climatology & climate change,
7.5 cr (University of Copenhagen; BC)
Ecophysiology, 15 cr (Gothenburg University; BC)
Ecosystem analysis, 15 cr (Lund University;
BC)
Ecosystem modelling, 15 cr (Lund University; BC)
Environmental chemistry 1, 7.5 cr (University of Copenhagen; AS, BC)
Global ecosystem dynamics, 15 cr (Lund
University; BC)
Greenhouse gases and the carbon cycle,
15 cr (Lund University; BC)
Numerical methods in atmospheric and
oceanographic models, 7.5 cr (University of
Copenhagen; AS, BC, DM)
Satellite remote sensing, 15 cr (Lund University; BC, RS)
The climate system, 15 cr (Lund University;
AS, BC, DM, RS)
Water and energy in ecosystems, 15 cr
(Lund University; BC)
2. Other studies (minimum of 15
credits)
50034MSc OTHER STUDIES
(minimum of 10 credits)
Compulsory studies (10–15 credits)
530150 Personal study plan (HOPS), 1 cr
530107 Internship, 5–10 cr
993734Academic Writing for Students in
English–Medium Master’s Degree
Programmes 1, 2 cr
993735Academic Writing for Students in
English–Medium Master’s Degree
Programmes 2, 2 cr
Optional studies (0–5 credits)
100
Optional studies can include supplementary
studies on the major subject. The amount of
optional studies has to be such that the required minimum number of credits (120 cr)
is earned.
Students who have completed their basic
and secondary education in Finnish or
Swedish must follow the language requirements specified in Section 11 of the Regulations on Degrees at the Faculty of Science, with the exception of foreign-language studies. This means that the students must complete studies in the second
national language and demonstrate a good
command of their native language by passing the maturity test.