Offered By	Faculty of Science and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Academic Contact	Dr Paul Francis and Dr Lilia Ferrario
Areas of Interest	Astronomy and Astrophysics

Requirements

Astronomy and astrophysics is the study of everything beyond the Earth. It includes spaceflight, planets, stars, galaxies, black holes, dark matter, quasars, cosmology and the Big Bang.

Astronomers work in universities, at observatories, for various space agencies such as NASA and ESA, and at planetariums and science centres. Many ANU astronomy and astrophysics graduates can be found in all of these occupations.

Training in astronomy and astrophysics leaves you highly employable in many other fields, Astronomy graduates have mastered a wide range of mathematical, scientific, engineering and computational skills; this combination is very unusual and is much sought after by employers in diverse fields.

To major in astrophysics, you must take at least three of the following courses:

ASTR3002 Galaxies and Cosmology

ASTR3007 Stellar Astrophysics and Dynamics

ASTR3005 Special Topics in Astrophysics

EMSC3022 Planetary Geology

A major in astrophysics will normally be combined with a major in mathematics and/or physics.

First Year course advice

Students must take PHYS1101, PHYS1201, MATH1013/1115 and MATH1014/1116. ASTR1001 Astrophysics, while advised, is not compulsory.

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