NUS College of of Humanities and Sciences, where the new courses will take place.
The course – which is the first of its kind at NUS – will give an introduction to the complex field of weather and climate, said NUS and the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS).
Additional postgraduate training is needed for those who want to become meteorologists and climate scientists.
The course will be useful for students who are looking to become sustainability consultants, renewable energy experts and coastal protection engineers, for instance.
Fresh graduates in these professions will need basic understanding of weather systems and climate science, so that they can link the facts and science to develop successful climate mitigation and adaptation measures, said NUS and MSS.
The minor – under the science faculty's department of physics – will be open to all students in the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences.
As the course is being developed, its start date has not yet been determined.