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BS Astronomy / 2006-2008 Catalog - pdf
BA Astronomy / 2006-2008 Catalog - pdf
BS in Physics and B.S. in Astronomy / 4-year plan for those doing a double degree (NEW!) - pdf
BS in Physics and B.S. in Astronomy / 5-year plan for those doing a double degree (NEW!) - pdf


Office of the Registrar Department of Astronomy Honors and Interdisciplinary Programs
Department of Astronomy course offerings are summarized below. Current semester offerings can be found on the courses page.

Lower Division Courses

Course
Title
AST 301
Introduction to Astronomy
AST 101L
Astronomy Discovery Laboratory
AST 302
Self-Paced Introduction to Astronomy
AST 303
Introduction to Astronomy with Celestial Observations
AST 103L
Astronomical Observations
AST 104
Undergraduate Astronomy Seminar
AST 307
Introductory Astronomy
AST 309
Topics in Astronomy for Nonscience Students
AST 309L
Search for Extraerrestrial Life
AST 309N
Lives and Deaths of Stars
AST 309P
Astronomy in Science Fiction
AST 309Q
Time and the Cosmos
AST 309R
Galaxies, Quasars, and the Universe
AST 309T
The Milky Way Galaxy

Upper Division Courses

Course
Title
AST 321
Current Problems in Astronomy
AST 324
Origins: The Universe, Stars, Planets, and Life
AST 350L
History and Philosophy of Astronomy
AST 351
Astronomical Instrumentation
AST 352K
Stellar Astronomy
AST 352L
Positional, Dynamical, and Kinematical Astronomy
AST 152M
Stellar Astronomy Laboratory
AST 353
Astrophysics
AST 358
Galaxies and the Universe
AST 364
Solar System Astronomy
AST 367M
Methods of Astronomy




 




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