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Program Information
The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics offers over two dozen courses spanning lower and upper division. These include a suite of general education courses and specialized upper division courses designed for majors and minors.
General Requirements
For further information on general requirements for an undergraduate degree see the General Catalog, as well as check the requirements of your specified college.
Course Catalog
The Astronomy & Astrophysics courses are being developed with the UC San Diego General Course Catalog.
Schedule of Classes
Astronomy & Astrophysics courses will commence Fall 2024 quarter.
Undergraduate Course Offerings
ASTR courses will be available for enrollment in Fall 2024.
The following table is the projected AY24/25 ASTR course offerings. This scheduled is tentative and subject to change. Please check the UC San Diego course catalog for each quarter's final schedule.
ASTR# |
Course Title |
FALL(Instructor) |
WINTER(Instructor) |
SPRING (Instructor) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AY 24/25 UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
| 1 | Stars and Black Holes | Konopacky | ||
| 2 | Galaxies and the Universe | TBD | ||
| 3 | Planetary Systems Near and Far | TBD | ||
| 4 | Life in the Universe | TBD | ||
| 15 | Astronomy in Science Fiction | Wright | ||
| 18 | Additional Topics in Classical Physics | Arnold | Arnold | |
| 20A | Introduction to Astrophysics I | Theissen | ||
| 20B | Introduction to Astrophysics II | Konopacky | ||
| 60 | Antiracism in Physics and Astrophysics | Burgasser | ||
| 101 | Astrophysical Dynamics | Burgasser | ||
| 102 | Electrodynamics and Optics for Astro | TBD | ||
| 103 | Dynamics of Radiation and Fluids | Diamond | ||
| 105 | Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics | Boggs | ||
| 106 | Quantum Mech. of Radiation, Atoms and Molec. | Boggs | ||
| 120 | Stellar Astrophysics | Tytler | ||
| 122 | Physical Cosmology | Keres | ||
| 123 | Galaxies | Keres | ||
| 150 | Observational Optical Laboratory | Theissen | ||
| AY 24/25 GRADUATE | ||||
| 200 | Survey of Astronomy | Sandstrom | ||
| 201 | Radiative Processes | Burgasser | ||
| 202 | Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | Diamond | ||
| 210 | Planets and Exoplanets | Konopacky | ||
| 211 | Stellar Structure and Evolution | TBD | ||
| 220 | Instrumentation & Obs. Techniq. | Wright | ||
| 230 | Special Topic (Elective) | TBD | ||
| 250 | A&A Colloquium | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 251 | A&A Journal Club | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 300 | Astrophysical Teaching Training |
Konopacky/ Burgasser |