The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the earth's climate on a global and regional scale in order to understand the climatic patterns and for a correct understanding of the dynamics and evolution of natural systems. At the end of the course students will have acquired the knowledge of the climate system thus supporting the understanding of dynamics and evolution of natural phenomena. Students will enrich their knowledge with a critical sense and responsibility, comparing themselves with different sources. They will develop learning skills such as to be able to carry out, autonomously, in-depth analysis of both standard and innovative methodologies for analysing climate phenomena.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course students will have acquired the knowledge of the climate system thus supporting the understanding of dynamics and evolution of natural phenomena. Students will enrich their knowledge with a critical sense and responsibility, comparing themselves with different sources. They will develop learning skills such as to be able to carry out, autonomously, in-depth analysis of both standard and innovative methodologies for analysing climate phenomena.

Applying knowledge and understanding
Through lectures, practical activities in the field and laboratory activities in the computing room, students will acquire ability for collecting, processing and analysing (through statistical methods) meteorological and oceanographic data to extract climatological information. Students will have to acquire adequate skills in instrumental techniques, analysis and interpretation of the main meteo-oceanographic parameters, in order to analyse the Global Change scenario using a multidisciplinary approach.

Making judgements
At the end of the training, students must be able to evaluate and face the causes and effects of Climate Change with adequate skills, competences and critical sense by using meteo-oceanographic data (coming from in-situ measures, remote sensing imageries, numerical models) at global and regional scale.

Communication skills
Students must be able to master the arguments provided during the course with an appropriate scientific language.

Learning skills
Students must be able to apply the knowledge acquired, during the lectures and field/laboratory activities, to the study of Global Change and to autonomously study the main aspects of climatology.