Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Science of Climate

Course structure diagrams for students enrolled a.y. 2025-26

First Year

Compulsory Activities

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 E: 14/09/2026 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
98909 ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC DYNAMICS 1 B PHYS-05/B 9
99509 CLIMATE SYSTEM MODELLING 1 B GEOS-04/C 9
99510 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES IN THE GEOLOGICAL PAST 1 C GEOS-02/B 6
99512 STATISTICAL PHYSICS FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE 1 B PHYS-02/A 6
99513 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE 2 B PHYS-06/A 6
99498 CLIMATE VARIABILITY 2 B GEOS-04/C 6
99514 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND LANDSLIDE RISK IN A CHANGING CLIMATE 2 C GEOS-03/B 6
99511 RADIATION, CLOUDS AND CLIMATE 2 B PHYS-05/B 6

Second Year

Final examination

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 E: 14/09/2026 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
60750 Final examination 2 E 24

Free Choice Learning Activities (12 - 50 CFU)

Group of Choice (18 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 E: 14/09/2026 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
65094 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING 1 C INFO-01/A 6
81758 Atmospheric Chemistry 1 C CHEM-01/B 6
88272 Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Society and Marine Ecosystems 1 C BIOS-05/A 6
77802 Complex Systems 1 C MATH-04/A 6
99083 DATA ASSIMILATION FOR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 1 C PHYS-05/B 6
99515 EARTH OBSERVATION FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE 1 C PHYS-05/B 6
75577 Economics of Climate Change 1 C ECON-01/A 6
99517 GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE 1 C GEOS-04/C 6
99520 MODERN CLIMATE CHANGE 1 C PHYS-05/B 6
99521 NUMERICAL LABORATORY OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE OCEAN 1 C PHYS-05/B 6
99522 PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AND EXOPLANETS 1 C PHYS-05/A 6
B2111 SPATIAL ECOLOGY IN R 1 C BIOS-01/C 6
99523 TROPICAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION - Not available for the year  2026/2027 1 C GEOS-04/C 6
88270 Biogeography and Macroecology 2 C BIOS-01/C 6
99516 FLOODS AND WATER RESOURCES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE 2 C CEAR-01/B 6
81756 Physical Oceanography 2 C GEOS-04/C 6
99524 GUEST LECTURES AND SEMINARS ON CLIMATE SCIENCE E C PHYS-05/B 6

In preparation for the final examination (6 CFU)

The students may choose to carry out practical and research activities within companies/institutions external to Unibo, or within Unibo laboratories. Those students who want to opt for the preparation of the final examination abroad internship or for the final examination in Italy or abroad, need to contact the Programme Director and to participate in one of the Calls for International Mobility Opportunities.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 E: 14/09/2026 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
95789 Internship Abroad in Preparation for the Final Examination 2 E 6
84630 Internship for the Preparation of the Final Examination 2 E 6
84629 Preparation Abroad for the Final Examination 2 E 6
86297 Preparation for the Final Examination 2 E 6

Scientific Skills (6 CFU)

The aim of these elective courses is not directly the preparation of thesis, but achieve soft skills required to be ready for the preparation of the thesis or to communicate scientific contents.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 E: 14/09/2026 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
B8263 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING (5 CFU) 1 F 5
B8262 INTERNSHIP (5 CFU) 2 F 5
B8264 SCRITTURA SCIENTIFICA E TECNICA 2 F 1