Our postgraduate Meteorology programmes are not offered in 2026. We anticipate that the next intake will be in 2027.
Get professional training in Meteorology and explore the fundamental concepts of dynamic meteorology, radiation, and thermodynamics.
This degree is taught in conjunction with New Zealand’s leading weather forecasting organisation—MetService. You’ll learn about cloud physics, satellites, climatology, and numerical weather prediction. You’ll gain an expert understanding of mid-latitude weather systems, particularly weather systems in New Zealand and the Tasman Sea region.
You’ll do a practical project based on one of the research topics arising from the work of MetService. As well as gaining new knowledge, you’ll develop your scientific rigour, critical thinking skills, and expertise in independent research.
Fill in the form to find out more about your study options in our Wellington Faculty of Science Postgraduate Handbook.
Download the handbookOur MMet programme is one of the few graduate-level meteorology programmes in the Southern Hemisphere. Taught by leading atmospheric scientists, it will give you a ticket to work as a meteorologist worldwide.
Kyle Clem
Programme director, Meteorology
Our Master of Meteorology programme is one of only a few graduate-level meteorology programmes in the entire Southern Hemisphere. The programme is taught by the University’s atmospheric science academics and leading practitioners from MetService.
Your Meteorology qualification will be recognised globally, as it complies with the World Meteorological Organization’s Basic Instruction Package for Meteorologists (BIP-M). This will give you a ticket to work as a meteorologist anywhere in the world.
Choose to study the Master of Meteorology (MMet) or, depending on your time commitments, opt for the shorter Postgraduate Diploma in Meteorology (PGDipMet).
You’ll learn through coursework and an independent project based on a real-world meteorological research objective.
MMet students will complete nine courses, while PGDipMet students will complete seven.
If you’re doing the Master’s, you’ll take two additional 500-level courses.
I have always wondered what makes the weather behave the way it does. When I heard that the University offered a Master’s programme with a practical component, I knew what career I had to pursue. The instructors were very knowledgeable and the small class size meant we progressed really fast.
Lewis Ferris
Master of Meteorology
The 180-point Master of Meteorology will take you three trimesters of full-time study or six trimesters when studied part time.
The 120-point Postgraduate Diploma in Meteorology takes two trimesters of full-time study or four trimesters part time.
If you are studying full time, you can expect a workload of 40 to 45 hours a week for much of the year. Part-time students doing two courses per trimester will need to do around 20 to 23 hours of work a week. Take this into account if you are balancing other commitments.
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