The department originated in December 1946 as the "Meteorological Research Center" of the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture. When the Department of Geography of the College of Sciences was established in August, 1955, there were two sections in the department: a Geography Section and a Meteorology Section. Under the effort of the former chairman Prof. Yu-chin Kang, the Meteorology Section became an independent department in July, 1972, and it was named the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.Two influences evolved from having independent departments: first, the students of our department increased from less than ten to 30~40. They became a new work force for the development of atmospheric sciences. Second, several years before and after the establishment, many scholars who received complete training of modern atmospheric sciences came back to teach one after another. The research and teaching of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences have expanded from traditional Meteorology to Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric Dynamics, Numerical Weather Prediction, and Air Pollution. The fields of the atmospheric sciences have broadened, and the modernization of domestic atmospheric science studies have been indirectly stimulated.

Ten years after being established, the department was in a stage of slow growth. There were no significant changes in the faculty. Not until the graduate school of Atmospheric Sciences was established in 1982, did the number of faculty members increase and the department step into a rapid expansion stage again. In the 1980s, due to quick economic growth in Taiwan, the environment for teaching and research has improved. Also, the Central Weather Bureau has stepped in to a modernized and computerized stage. Meanwhile, the influence of our teachers on domestic atmospheric sciences has been more and more significant. For instance, several professors headed by Ching-yen Tsay dedicated themselves to developing a numerical weather prediction system with the Central Weather Bureau and participated in domestic weather prediction modernization. In 1987, lead by Prof. George Tai-jen Chen, all faculty and meteorological administrators conducted a Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment (TAMEX), which was designed for mesoscale meteorology of heavy rain.The graduate program offering PhD degrees was set up in July, 1987. Our department can offer complete training from the Bachelors to the PhD level. Since the studies in the atmospheric environment field have been increasingly emphasized, our department divided the graduate program in M.S. degrees into two groups. Group A majored in Atmospheric Sciences, and Group B majored in Atmospheric Environment. The establishment of Group B not only enhanced the studies in the atmospheric environment field but also offered another channel for non-major undergraduates pursuing advanced studies. From 2002, Group A has been available for graduates majoring in the Atmospheric Sciences related field while Group B is for non-majors. Thus, talent from different backgrounds can be recruited. Recently, teaching and research in both software and hardware have been improved. Endeavoring to cultivate talents in atmospheric sciences, our department has 18 full-time teachers (including 2 jointly appointed teachers), 20 students in the PhD program, 83 students in the Masters program (40 in Group A and 53 in Group B), and 140 students in the Undergraduate program.

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences is located across from the College of Management, next to Choushan Road, on the main campus of National Taiwan University (NTU). Our unique landscape includes elegant architecture, a quiet environment, a spacious sight, a gigantic red and white observation tower, lush and spacious observing enclosure , and a spectacular spherical rawinsonde antenna.

The Department is composed of three buildings. Having built in the age of Japanese colonialism, the "A block" possesses a historical air, and now contains most of the laboratories. "B block" was built in 1975, and now contains laboratories for teachers and classrooms. "C block" used to be the second and the third floors of the Atomic Energy Council. The library and computer labs are on the second floor, while the association office and the laboratories and classrooms for the graduates are on the third floor. Study rooms and group discussion rooms are also available so that the students have an environment for studying after class. Our department has a favorite pass-time: basketball. Thanks to the small basketball court, faculty and students can gather for casual pick-up games. In all, the lovely landscape, the state-of-the-art facilities, and the companionship between teachers and students bring together an excellent environment for learning!

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1. 博士班學位考試分為三部分：

(1) 年度考核和資格考
(2) 預備口試
(3) 論文口試

2.年度考核和資格考

(1) 博士班學生於入學後三個月內，須成立博士學位候選人資格考核委員會，負責博士班學生之選課建議、年度考核和資格考。
(2) 資格考核委員會由五人組成，指導教授為當然委員並擔任召集人，委員名單由指導教授推薦二人，試務和學術委員會聯合推薦二人，經所長同意後聘任之。委員應具備學位授予法認定可擔任學位考試委員之資格，由本校專任助理教授以上教師擔任為原則，亦得由與該博士學位候選人研究方向有關之合格校外專任助理教授(或同等級人員)以上或本校合聘或兼任助理教授以上之教師擔任。委員名單需更動時亦同。
(3) 每位博士班學生每學年應接受資格考核委員會一次年度考核，考核項目包含專題討論的報告、修課及研究進展。考核應於每學年第二學期期末考完畢後一個月內之前完成。所長於彙整博士班學生專題討論報告時各出席教師之評分及評論後，提供考核委員會年度考核的參考。
(4) 年度考核結果分通過和不通過，未接受年度考核則視同不通過，修業年限內未通過考核達二次者，得令退學。
(5) 考核後，資格考核委員會應提供受考核學生研究或修課改進之建議。
(6) 博士班學生於入學三年內，須通過資格考。資格考由考核委員會出題，並決定是否通過之。資格考得與同學年度之年度考核合併舉行。
(7) 資格考結果分通過和不通過。未通過資格考者，得於6個月後再進行第二次資格考。未通過資格考達兩次者，得令退學。
(8) 學生因特殊情況（如懷孕、傷病）而未能於上述期間內完成年度考核或通過資格考者，得經指導教授同意後提出申請，並經本系試務委員會同意後可延後辦理其年度考核與資格考至多一年。
(9) 博士班學生可以一篇已發表（或已被接受發表）大氣科學相關領域之第一作者SCI-Extended論文或不低於第二作者之SCI論文（該論文作者單位地址須註明為本系）提出免試申請，經考核委員會認定通過，即視為資格考核通過。該論文須為碩士畢業後之研究成果。免試申請通過後，該申請論文不得再列為畢業所須之SCI論文。

3. 預備口試

(1) 每位學生需於入學後四年內通過以論文計畫書為主的預備口試(在職進修者，得延長一年)。預備口試由該生的資格考核委員會執行，若考核委員因研究進展有更動之需要，仍可依規定向系上提出申請。
(2) 口試結果分通過、不通過、條件式通過三種，條件式通過者給予在一年內重考一次之機會，不通過者得令退學。

4. 每位學生應於博士學位口試二星期之前提出論文初稿，由論文口試委員進行審查。

5. 學生通過資格考評和考核後，須有另外一篇大氣科學相關領域之第一作者SCI論文（該論文作者單位地址須註明為本系），始得申請博士學位考試。

6. 博士論文口試委員會由委員七人組成，包括校外委員三人與校內委員四人，於舉行預備考試前由指導教授提出建議名單，經所長同意後聘請之。

7. 核准逕行修讀博士學位之研究生，自轉入博士班起，至少應修業逾三學期，且連同碩士班至少修畢三十學分，始得申請博士班學位考試。

8. 其餘未列規定同本校教務章程

*110學年度研究所新生手冊下載

1. 博士班修業年限為二年至七年，逕行修讀博士學位者，自轉入博士班起，其修業年限依照前項規定辦理。

2. 本所博士班研究生必須修滿十八學分(不含畢業論文)；修讀博士學位之研究生，自轉入博士班起，至少應修業滿二年，且連同碩士班至少修畢三十學分(不含畢業論文)。其必修課程如下：

(1) 由指導教授協助學生共同規劃一門適切之非指導教授開設之獨立研究。（繳交指導教授同意書）

(2) 專題討論至少應修二學年（2學期0學分，2學期1學分）共二學分。

3. 博士班專題討論報告規定：

l 博班學生在學生生涯中必須報告2次，且須安排在修「有學分」專題討論的學期。

l 除上述2次報告外，若博班生仍有意願報告，可安排在週四演講時段。

l 博班生每年仍須向考核委員會報告研究進展，完成年度考核相關規定。

l 博班口試可盡量安排在週二專題討論。由所有老師評分，並提出意見書供學生改進依據。

l 若遇特殊情況，如專題討論報告與畢業口試（或預備口試）合併時，得向學術委員會申請。經學術委員會同意，得將專題討論報告延後一學期，但每名博士班學生以一次為限。

4. 博士班畢業學分抵修規定：

l 博士班抵修以M、D字頭且5年內（不含義務兵役役期或懷孕）修過且未申請過抵修之大氣相關課程，且該成績需超過A- 或80分，特殊情況經指導教授與學術委員會核准者除外。

l 抵修學分不超過1/2畢業學分

l 專題討論及獨立研究相關課程不得作為申請抵修科目

l 請學生正面表列填寫該課程是否已抵修，經學術委員會認定

5. 博士論文（12學分）於博士學位論文考試之學期修習之。相關寫作資訊亦可參考台大寫作教學中心（http://www.awec.ntu.edu.tw/）

6. 博士生指導教授須以本系專任教師指導。

7. 自107學年度起入學之碩、博士班學生，以入學第一學年結束前修習完成至少六小時學術倫理課程（以下簡稱本課程）為原則。詳細內容請見「國立臺灣大學學術倫理課程修課實施要點」。