Within the School of Physics Astronomy is taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. If you are not a science major but still interested in Astronomy, we also offer General Education courses in Astronomy. Included within the physics degree are the following astronomy related subjects:

Astrophysics Honours Courses and Projects

• Astrophysics Honours Interstellar Medium and Cosmology
• Honours astronomy projects are also offered each semester. Session 1 projects on offer in 2006 include:
  • Dark Energy and Galaxy Clusters
  • Measuring the star formation efficiency within a molecular cloud
  • The entropy of the galaxy
  • Constraining the possible time variation of the electron to proton mass ratio using molecular hydrogen absorption lines at high redshift
  • The ionizing radiation field in the early universe

Astrophysics Undergraduate Courses

• PHYS1241 Higher Physics 1B (Special), includes Solar System Astronomy (1st Year)
• PHYS2160 Astronomy (2nd Year)
• PHYS3160 Stellar Astrophysics (3rd Year)
• PHYS3170 Cosmology and the Interstellar Medium (3rd Year)
• PHYS3550 General Relativity

General Education Courses (These are for none-science majors)

• Astronomy (GenS 4001) Planets, Stars and Galaxies - an introduction to astronomy.
• Cosmology (GenS 4003) The evolution and the search for life in the Universe.
• Are We Alone? (GenS 4014) The search for life in the Universe
• Brave New World - an exploration of the relationship between Science Fiction and real world science

Outreach

• Continuing Education A continuing education program in astronomy
• HSC Physics Teachers Course A resource for high school teachers on the astronomy component of the NSW Higher School Certificate.