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Dagon University

Dagon University in Myanmar offers a B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Meteorology. Students who major in physics can enroll after their second year if they have a GPA of 4.0 or higher. The program involves courses in areas like physical meteorology, synoptic meteorology, dynamic meteorology, applied meteorology, and electronics over six semesters. Topics covered include cloud physics, atmospheric circulation, weather prediction, climate change, and more.

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Dagon University

Dagon University in Myanmar offers a B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Meteorology. Students who major in physics can enroll after their second year if they have a GPA of 4.0 or higher. The program involves courses in areas like physical meteorology, synoptic meteorology, dynamic meteorology, applied meteorology, and electronics over six semesters. Topics covered include cloud physics, atmospheric circulation, weather prediction, climate change, and more.

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DAGON UNIVERSITY

ဒဂုံ တက္ကသို လ်

METEOROLOGY
CURRICULUM
B.Sc. (Honours) in Meteorology
Students who majoring in physics when passed second year with GPA 4 or GPA greater than
4 are eligible to attend B.Sc. (Honours) class specialized in meteorology for three more years.
After finished successfully, they earn B.Sc. (Hons) degree specializing in meteorology.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Met 3201: AC Circuits
The module covers Sinusoidal steady state response of circuits, and Thevenin and Norton
theorems.
Met 3202: Electronics

The module deals with Diode applications, Special-Purpose Diodes, Bipolar Junction
Transistors (BJTs), Transistors Bias Circuits, and BJT Amplifiers.

Met 3203: Physical Meteorology

This module is concerned with Composition of Atmosphere, Statistics and


Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere, Cloud Physics, Research and Methodology.

Met 3204: Physical Meteorology

The module includes Phenomena of Radiation in the Atmosphere, Optical


Phenomena, First Law of Thermodynamics, Precipitation from water Cloud,
Research and Methodology.

Met 3205: Synoptic Meteorology

The module focuses on World Weather Network, Weather and Climate, Synoptic
Weather Analysis, Air Masses Frontal Disturbances, Surface and Upper Air Analysis,
Laboratory Exercises, Research and Methodology.

Met 3206: Synoptic Meteorology

The module covers Monsoon and Tropical Disturbance, General Circulation of the
Atmosphere, Temperature and Pressure Analysis, Weather Forecasting, Laboratory
Exercises, Research and Methodology

Met 3207: Dynamic Meteorology

This module familiarises students with Basic Equations, Atmospheric motion, Scale
Analysis, Fundamental Forces (Pressure Gradient Force, Gravitational Force),
Apparent Forces (Centrifugal Force, Gravity Force, Coriolis Force), Research and
Methodology.

Met 3208: Dynamic Meteorology

The module enables students to be familiar with Equation of motion, Balance Motion,
Basic Conservation Law, Stationary Coordinate (Natural Coordinate), Rotating
Coordinate, Research and Methodology.

Met 3209: Electromagnetic Wave Theory

The module covers The static magnetic field of ferromagnetic materials:


Magnetic dipoles and magnetization, Uniformly magnetized rod and equivalent air
filled solenoid, The magnetic vectors B, H and M, Boundary relations, Tables of
boundary relations for magnetic fields, Ferromagnetism, Magnetization curves, and
Hysteresis. It includes Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations and boundary value
problems: Solutions of Laplace’s equations in rectangular coordinates, The parallel
plate capacitors, Point by Point or interactive method, Solutions of Laplace’s
equations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates, Poisson’s equation, Time-
changing Electric and Magnetic Fields. It is also concerned with The relation
between field and circuit theory: Maxwell’s Equations.

Met 3210: Electromagnetic Wave Theory

This module focuses on Plane waves in dielectric and conducting media: Plane
waves and the wave equations, Solutions of the wave equations, Tables of solutions
of wave equations, Phase velocity, Index of refraction, Group velocity, Impedance of
dielectric media, The impedance of transmission line cell, Two plane waves traveling
in opposite directions, Standing waves, Energy relation in a traveling waves, The
Poynting vector, Energy relations in a standing wave, Conductors and dielectrics,
Wave equations for conducting media, an Depth of penetration. It also includes
Relaxation time, Impedance of conducting media, The Poynting vector in a
conducting media, Circuit application of the Poynting vector, and General
development of the wave equations problems.

Met 4201: Electronics

The module deals with Field–Effect Transistors; FET Amplifiers, Power Amplifiers,
Amplifier Frequency Response, Operational Amplifiers: Introduction to Operational
Amplifier, Op-Amp Input Modes and Parameters.

Met 4202: Electronics

The module familiarizes students with Number Systems, Operations and codes,
Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification, Combinational Logic.

Met 4203: Physical Meteorology

The module is concerned with Radiation, Water substances in the atmosphere,


Cloud physics, Atmospheric Electricity, Research and Methodology.

Met 4204: Physical Meteorology

The module deals with Nature of solar Radiation, Water substances in the
atmosphere, Cloud physics, Atmospheric Electricity, Thermodynamics of Dry air,
Research and Methodology.

Met 4205: Synoptic Meteorology

The module is concerned with Synoptic data, Pressure and Wind Fields, Air Masses
Fronts, Jet Streams, Synoptic systems, Development of Cyclones and Anticyclones,
Laboratory Exercises, Research and Methodology

Met 4206: Synoptic Meteorology


The module covers Synoptic Climatology, Tropical Meteorology Synoptic Weather
Analysis, Mesoscale Analysis, Monsoon Parameter, Weather Prediction, Satellite
Applications, Laboratory Exercises, Research and Methodology

Met 4207: Dynamic Meteorology

The module covers Formation of Basic Equations, Physical Dimension and unit,
Scale Analysis, Forces in Meteorology, Component of Governing Equation,
Hydrostatic Equation, Research and Methodology.

Met 4208: Dynamic Meteorology

The module focuses on Equations of Motion of all Momentum Equation, Continuity


Equation in mass Divergence and Velocity Divergence, Thermodynamic, Ideal Gas,
Static Stability, Baroclinic and Barotropic Atmosphere, Research and Methodology.

Met 4209: Applied Meteorology

This module covers Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction, Numerical


Methods, Objective Analysis, Scale Analysis, Balanced Motions, Research and
Methodology.

Met 4210: Applied Meteorology

The module includes Conditional Instability, Barotropic, Baroclinic and Primitive


Models, Laboratory Work, Satellite Meteorology, Climate (Global/ Regional /Local),
Research and Methodology.

Met 5201: Electronics

The module enables students to be familiar with Thyristors and other Devices,
Operational Amplifiers, Basic Op-amp Applications, Oscillators, and Voltage
Regulators.

Met 5202: Electronics

This module provides students with the knowledge of Functions of Combinational


Logic, Flip-Flop and Related Devices, and Counters.

Met 5203: Physical Meteorology

The module deals with Disposition of solar radiation with cloudy sky, Water
substances in the atmosphere, Formation of Cloud, Thermodynamics of Moist air,
Research and Methodology.

Met 5204: Physical Meteorology


The module covers Absorption of Terrestrial Radiation, Vertical Stability of the
Atmosphere, Cloud classification, Atmospheric electricity, Research and
Methodology.

Met 5205: Synoptic Meteorology

The module is concerned with Some Synoptic Method in tropic, Fronts Models, Jet
Streams, Mid-Tropospheric Cyclones, Synoptic Climatology, Weather Prediction,
Satellite Applications, Laboratory Exercises, Research and Methodology.

Met 5206: Synoptic Meteorology

The module enables students to understand Synoptic situation of Winter Monsoon


and summer monsoon, Weather Prediction, Satellite Applications, Laboratory
Exercises, Research and Methodology.

Met 5207: Dynamic Meteorology

The module includes Thermodynamic, Potential Temperature, Entropy, Horizontal


Momentum Equations, Balance Flow, Trajectories and Stream line, Thermal Wind,
Kinetic method, Research and Methodology.

Met 5208: Dynamic Meteorology

The module covers Circulation, Vorticity, Stability, Circular Vortex, Dynamics of


Synoptic and Mesoscal Phenomena, Turbulence and Diffusion, Atmospheric Waves,
General Circulation, Research and Methodology.

Met 5209: Applied Meteorology

This module familiarizes students with Climate Classification, Climate in Myanmar,


Climate Change (Global/ Regional/ Local), Research and Methodology.

Met 5210: Applied Meteorology

The module focuses on Satellite Meteorology, Aviation Meteorology,


Hydrometeorology, Agrometeorology, Seismology, Research and Methodology

Met 5211: Project Assignment

The module deals with Selected Topics in Electronics, Physical Meteorology,


Synoptic Meteorology, Dynamic Meteorology and Applied Meteorology.

Met 5212: Project Assignment

The module is concerned with Selected Topics in Electronics, Physical Meteorology,


Synoptic Meteorology, Dynamic Meteorology and Applied Meteorology, and Climate
Change.

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