Ph.D. Curriculum Requirements
The Comprehensive Atmospheric Modeling Program (CAMP) area of concentration within the CSI Ph.D. program comprises 48 credit hours of course work plus 24 credit hours in dissertation research. Candidates with M.S. degrees can reduce the number of credit hours of course work by up to 24 hours. It should be noted that flexibility will be allowed depending on individual circumstances (e.g., a candidate who has already taken the equivalent of one of the core courses can substitute another course as long as the advisor approves).1. Common Computational Core (12 credit hours)
 | CSI 700 (Numerical Methods)
| CSI 701 (Foundations of Computational Sciences)
| CSI 703 (Scientific and Statistical Visualization
| CSI 710 (Scientific Databases) | |
2. Scientific Core (9 credit hours)
| CSI 655 (Introduction to Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere)
| CLIM 711 (Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics)
| EOS 854 (Introduction to Planetary Boundary Layer)
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3. Scientific Electives (18 credit hours)
Choose six from this list or get approval of advisor for substitutions:
| CSI 721 and 722 (Computational Fluid Dynamics I and II)
| CSI 750 (Global Change I - Earth Systems and Global Change)
| CSI 751 (Global Change II - Introduction to the Physical Climate System)
| CSI 753 (Global Change V - Observational Methods)
| CSI 756 (Ocean Dynamics and Ocean Modeling)
| CSI 758 (Visualization and Modeling of Complex Systems)
| CSI 759 (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I)
| CSI 771 (Computational Statistics)
| CSI 773 (Statistical Graphics and Data Exploration) | |
4. Colloquia and Seminars (3 credit hours)
All students are required to take three credit hours of Seminar and/or Colloquia:
 | CSI 898 (Scientific Colloquium)
| CSI 899 (CSI Colloquium)
| CSI 991 (Scientific Seminar) | |
5. General Electives (6 credit hours)
Choose from CSI courses or get approval of advisor.