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Track Earth Sci. with spec. in Climate-Atmosphere-Oceanography and Env. Sci. in dual teaching prog. track (6017)For Year:
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
Parent track:
מדעי כדור הארץ ומדעי הסביבה במסלול דו- חוגי שנה א' (8037)
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
. Required courses in Climate-Atmospheric Sciences-Oceanography. Note to students: Course 82814 Rain and Cloud Physics is required for all students up to and including those who began their studies in the 2019-2020 academic year. Students who began their studies up to and including in the 2019-2020 academic year who have not yet taken the course must register for it. Course 76415 is a prerequisite for course 82609.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70356
Introduction to modeling in Earth Sciences
4
1
2
595
76415
INFORMATION & LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCI. S
0
3
2
595
82301
DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY
4
1
2
595
82314
Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere and Oceans
4
1
2
595
Total Compulsory Points: 12
Compulsory studies
. Required courses in Environmental Sciences. Note to students: course 89703 may be taken in the third year of studies. Note to students: Students who plan to do study abroad in their third year of studies should check with the Head of the Department whether course 89505 may be taken in the second year of studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
82858
Statistical methods for Earth sciences
2
2
2
595
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
3
591
89787
Environmental Organic chemistry
3
1
2
591
89788
Organic geochemistry
2
2
3
591
Total Compulsory Points: 10
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 4 credits from this list . . Required electives in programming. Students must take 4 credits. Courses 77634 and 76628 may be taken up to and including the second year of studies. If there is a conflict regarding the timing of 76634, course 76637 may be taken in its place.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
76628
MATLAB FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
2
595
76634
PYTHON FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
1
595
76637
programming in python
2
2
595
and
You must choose 3 credits from this list . . One laboratory course is required. The laboratory course may be taken in the first, second, or third year of studies. Note to students: course 76222 is a prerequisite for the laboratory courses of the first year of studies. Students who choose to take 77125 Partial Physics Laboratory may take the course up to and including the third year of their studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69115
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
3
2
595
76223
computer based safety training-2
0
3
595
77125
Physics parcial lab A -Exact Sciences, earth science, chemistry and computer science
3
9
595
and
You must choose 5 credits from this list during of your degree studies. . Required electives in Environmental Sciences. At least one course must be chosen, but you may take both courses. For students who take both courses, the credits for the second course will be counted towards the total credits of required electives in Environmental Sciences. Note that these courses require knowledge in statistics.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72107
Introduction to Ecology
5
1
591
72334
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE
5
1
591
and
You must choose 31 credits from this list during of your degree studies. Required electives for Climate-Atmospheric Sciences-Oceanography. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Note to students: there are courses in this list that are for third-year students only. Note to students: pay attention to the prerequisites for the courses in this list. Note to students: not every course in this list is offered every year. A second-year student who is considering taking courses from this list in his/her third year should check with the course lecturer if the course will be offered next year. A student who is interested in registering for guided research may register for one of the following courses, 70317 or 82519, after obtaining permission from the Head of the Department. Given that all undergraduate students are required to take at least one course given in English, we offer a number of courses in English, as indicated in the course descriptions.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
68128
Introduction to geological mapping
2
2
591
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
595
70317
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
3
3
595
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
595
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
3
1
595
70721
JUDEA MOUNTAINS - FIELD TRIP
1
2
591
70865
Numerical Methods in the Earth Sciences
3
1
595
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82508
Global Warming Science
2
2
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
4
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82609
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR IN CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2
9
595
82653
Objective Methods of Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences
3
2
595
82814
RAIN AND CLOUD PHYSICS
4
2
595
82833
MATEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC MODELS
2
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82891
Computational Models of Climate and Climate Change
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
2
1
595
84000
RESEARCH METHODS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
4
2
595
84810
Physical Oceanography
4
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
76731
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
76732
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
82510
BOUNDARY LAYER METEOROLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
82610
A Practical Laboratory in Weather Prediction
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
82894
Forecast of local phenomena
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
84831
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
and
You must choose 20 credits from this list during of your degree studies. Required electives in Environmental Sciences.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69625
CONCEPTS OF GREEN & SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
4
1
591
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
591
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
3
2
591
82612
Energy and the Environment
3
1
591
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
591
89301
Water and the Environment
3
2
591
89400
DEAD SEA FIELD CAMP
3
2
591
89520
INTERREL. BETWEEN MICROORG. & THEIR ENVIRONMENT
2
2
591
89850
Microbiology for environmental students
2
1
591
89843
English name: Practical environmental sciences
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
591
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
. Required course in Environmental Sciences.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
89505
Environment in a changing world
2
9
3
591
Total Compulsory Points: 2
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 3 credits from this list . . One laboratory course is required. Note to students: course 76224 is a prerequisite for the laboratory courses of the third year of studies. Students who choose to take 77125 Partial Physics Laboratory may take the course up to and including the third year of their studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69115
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
3
2
595
76224
computer based safety training- 3
0
3
595
77125
Physics parcial lab A -Exact Sciences, earth science, chemistry and computer science
3
9
595
and
You must choose 5 credits from this list during of your degree studies. . Required electives in Environmental Sciences. At least one course must be chosen, but you may take both courses. For students who take both courses, the credits for the second course will be counted towards the total credits of required electives in Environmental Sciences. Note that these courses require knowledge in statistics.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72107
Introduction to Ecology
5
1
591
72334
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE
5
1
591
and
You must choose 31 credits from this list during of your degree studies. Required electives for Climate-Atmospheric Sciences-Oceanography. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Note to students: there are courses in this list that are for third-year students only. Note to students: pay attention to the prerequisites for the courses in this list. Note to students: not every course in this list is offered every year. A second-year student who is considering taking courses from this list in his/her third year should check with the course lecturer if the course will be offered next year. A student who is interested in registering for guided research may register for one of the following courses, 70317 or 82519, after obtaining permission from the Head of the Department. Given that all undergraduate students are required to take at least one course given in English, we offer a number of courses in English, as indicated in the course descriptions.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
68128
Introduction to geological mapping
2
2
591
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
595
70317
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
3
3
595
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
595
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
3
1
595
70721
JUDEA MOUNTAINS - FIELD TRIP
1
2
591
70865
Numerical Methods in the Earth Sciences
3
1
595
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82508
Global Warming Science
2
2
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
4
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82609
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR IN CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2
9
595
82653
Objective Methods of Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences
3
2
595
82814
RAIN AND CLOUD PHYSICS
4
2
595
82833
MATEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC MODELS
2
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82891
Computational Models of Climate and Climate Change
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
2
1
595
84000
RESEARCH METHODS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
4
2
595
84810
Physical Oceanography
4
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
76731
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
76732
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
82510
BOUNDARY LAYER METEOROLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
82610
A Practical Laboratory in Weather Prediction
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
82894
Forecast of local phenomena
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
84831
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
and
You must choose 20 credits from this list during of your degree studies. Required electives in Environmental Sciences.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69625
CONCEPTS OF GREEN & SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
4
1
591
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
591
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
3
2
591
82612
Energy and the Environment
3
1
591
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
591
89301
Water and the Environment
3
2
591
89400
DEAD SEA FIELD CAMP
3
2
591
89520
INTERREL. BETWEEN MICROORG. & THEIR ENVIRONMENT
2
2
591
89850
Microbiology for environmental students
2
1
591
89843
English name: Practical environmental sciences
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
591
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Earth Sciences
( 595)
Total Point in program Environmental Sciences
( 591)
Compulsory
Compulsory in the teaching program
25
32.5
Years 2-3 studies
12
12
Compulsory elective
35
28
Total in the teaching program
72
72.5
Programming studies
4
Cornerstone Program
4
4
Additional teaching program
72.5
72
Total for the degree (minimum)
148.5
148.5
years for the degree
3
3
Total percentage of tuition for the degree
300
300
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