The following modules must be completed as part of the mandatory area, which comprises 40 credit points:

- Modul: Climate modelling and variability (10 CP),
- Modul: Large scale atmospheric dynamics (10 CP),
- Modul: Atmospheric turbulence (5 CP),
- Modul: Statistical modelling in atmospheric sciences (5 CP) und
- Modul: Weather and climate research project (10 CP)