Overview

Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering / Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering is located in Ann Aarbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Space and planetary sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Applied climate
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Space engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geoscience and remote sensing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	39
Doctoral Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Oral defense of dissertation, preliminary exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

121

Applied

79

Accepted

42

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

106

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (68%)

Female (31%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 1

Male (20)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Planetary environments, space instrumentation, air pollution meteorology, global climatechange, sun-earth connection, space weather
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	27,443,247

Location & Contact

Address 500 S. State Street
Ann Aarbor, MI  48109
United States

Contact Tuija Pulkkinen
Department Chair
Email: tuija@umich.edu
Phone: 734-780-4079
Fax: 734-763-0437

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