Advances in Climate Sciences (F8513S)

30 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

In this module, you’ll explore key areas of climate science, studying:

  • climate feedbacks
  • climate observations
  • climate variability
  • climate analyses.

You’ll examine major challenges in the field, such as global carbon cycles and aerosols. You’ll also investigate important climate phenomena, including the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

You’ll gain hands-on experience working with real climate data, using real-life data observations and existing climate models to produce your own climate and statistical plots.

Teaching

33%: Lecture
67%: Practical

Assessment

10%: Coursework (Presentation)
90%: Written assessment (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: