Western Kentucky Student using AWIPS II
The Bachelor of Science Meteorology Program at Western Kentucky
University, housed within the Department of Geography and
Geology, is currently the only meteorology program in
Kentucky and Tennessee that meets all Federal Civil Service
requirements for employment by the National
Weather Service and enables broadcast meteorologists to
immediately pursue the “Certified Broadcast Meteorologist”
program of the American Meteorological Society upon
graduation. The program is facilitated by a variety
of atmospheric science centers and laboratories, including
the College Heights Atmospheric Observatory for Students
(CHAOS), the Kentucky Mesonet,
and the Kentucky State Climate Center. Faculty and students
within the WKU Meteorology Program also maintain close
working relations with the National Weather
Service-Louisville and other
nearby offices for lectures, workshops, storm
surveys, and student employment.
The emphasis of the WKU Meteorology Program is on
advanced theoretical and applied coursework, coupled with
student engaged, hands-on active learning with
meteorological instruments, field work, and data
visualization. Students undergo extensive training in each
course using a variety of Unidata and other software for
data visualization regarding forecasting and research
applications.
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