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Advanced Certificate Climate Systems and Analytics at Columbia University

Columbia University, United States

Programme overview

This 18-credit certificate embedded in the MS in Climate provides skills to interpret and analyze climate and weather data, understand climate model predictions and projections, and assess climate-related risks to human and natural systems. Skills include climate data analysis, impact assessment, risk analysis, and communication and visualization.

Faculty: Columbia Climate School  |  Department: MS in Climate  |  Duration: 18-credit certificate embedded in the two-year, 52-credit MS in Climate  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

The certificate is completed within the MS in Climate, whose core covers climate science, advanced quantitative methods, mitigation pathways, adaptation strategies and policies, justice frameworks and societal impacts.

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Entry requirements

MS in Climate (Columbia Climate School): applicants must hold the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree from an accredited institution before matriculation, with some previous coursework or professional experience in natural and/or social sciences related to their area of interest. Application: statement of purpose, transcripts, CV/resume, two letters of recommendation (one academic), TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores for international students, and application fee. At least one college-level calculus course and one statistics course are recommended but not a formal prerequisite. Fall 2027 deadlines: priority January 15, 2027; final March 1, 2027. No GRE requirement is listed.

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Intake: Fall

Duration: 18-credit certificate embedded in the two-year, 52-credit MS in Climate

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