Meteorology Courses and Qualifications

This webpage contains information about meteorology courses in British universities, research opportunities and informal courses. Information about research opportunities can also be found on the webpages of the schools and departments which are listed below.

• Accredited Courses

  The following courses have been accepted as fulfilling the requirements for core content under the Society's Chartered Meteorologist Accreditation Scheme . Use this link to see an up to date list of accredited courses in the UK

  

• University Courses

  All meteorology courses in the UK .
  Not all of the courses listed here have been accepted as fulfilling the requirements for core content under the Society's Chartered Meteorologist Accreditation Scheme .

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Links to Universities offering degrees with some meteorological content:

  Birmingham

  East Anglia

  Edinburgh 

  Exeter

  Imperial College

  Lancaster

  Leeds

  Liverpool

  Manchester

  Open University

  Oxford 

  Plymouth

  Reading

  
  

  the IoP website with details of UK physics courses

• PhD Opportunities

  PhD opportunities in the UK.

  Current UK PhD opportunities are frequently advertised on the Met-Jobs email list.

• Informal Courses

  The Weather Shop offers one day courses on weather and climate.

  The COMET programme in the USA offers a wide range of online courses without charge. These are not accredited in any way.

• Chartered Meteorologist

  The Society has developed and operates a Chartered Meteorologist Accreditation Scheme whose purpose is to provide a professional qualification in meteorology at a level equivalent to that of Chartered Engineer. Accreditation as a Chartered Meteorologist (CMet) assures clients and employers that the individual, in addition to initial graduate qualification, has reached and continues to maintain a specified level of specialist knowledge and experience. Holders are required to show themselves to be conversant with current best practice and to subscribe to a Code of Conduct. The Society is the regulatory body for the meteorological profession in the UK and as such the Chartered Meteorologist qualification is recognized throughout the EU as the highest professional qualification available within meteorology.

• National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (NVQ/ SVQ)

  NVQs/SVQs for weather forecasters and weather observers.