Bachelor degrees in Astrophysics: A program that focuses on the theoretical and observational study of the structure, properties, and behavior of stars, star systems and clusters, stellar life cycles, and related phenomena. Includes instruction in cosmology, plasma kinetics, stellar physics, convolution and non-equilibrium radiation transfer theory, non-Euclidean geometries, mathematical modeling, galactic structure theory, and relativistic astronomy.
Astrophysics is the study of the universe and all that it contains. Therefore, astronomers study phenomena in the solar system, at the distances of nearby stars, at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and out to the distances of other galaxies millions of light-years away. At Agnes Scott, students are challenged to study astrophysics as more than a collection of facts, but as a vital discipline, accessible through observations made locally and with...
The Department of Astronomy provides a range of courses and programs for students planning careers in astronomy, space science, or related fields as well as for those wishing a physical science degree while focusing on this exciting field of science. The department offers three concentrations: astronomy, astronomy and physics, and planetary and space sciences. Students concentrating in any of these areas develop the necessary mathematical skills...
Asia, home of a majority of the world‘s population and birthplace of some of the world‘s oldest cultures, provides the geographical focal point of this concentration. The peoples of Asia, their art, economies, history, languages, literature, politics, religious heritage, and music, furnish its subject. Combining study of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia with courses taken in a particular departmental program, the concentration offers insights...
A student interested in astronomy or astrophysics should enroll in this program. It requires PHYS 120, 121, 122, and 216, plus the fractional-credit courses PHYS 201–204, as well as ASTR 210, Intermediate Astronomy and Astrophysics; ASTR 212, Astronomical Techniques; one of the following: ASTR 314, Astrophysics; ASTR 316, Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy; or ASTR 320, Planetary Science; two additional astronomy or physics courses at the 300 or...
The astrophysics major focuses on physical principles as they are applied to the study of the cosmos. The goal is to promote an understanding of a diverse array of extraterrestrial phenomena in terms of the fundamental physics principles on which this understanding is based. These phenomena range from the very small, such as the reactions between sub-atomic particles that power stars, to the very large, including the expansion and evolution of the...
The undergraduate program in Astrophysics is relatively small but increasing, typically ten to fifteen Astrophysics majors annually. Our program is flexible and is open to a broad range of student interests -- from those interested in continuing their science education in Astrophysics graduate schools to those interested in fields such as science policy, science education, space-science program, astro-biology, as well as students who plan to go into...
This program is designed to provide a strong background in astronomy and in the relevant physics for students interested in graduate study or a career in astronomy, physics, or a related science. Prerequisite to the B.S. degree program is work in fundamental physics and mathematics. A student planning to major in Astronomy and Physics should complete this work by the end of the sophomore year.
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