Programs and courses

Course specification

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PHY8003 Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology

Units :	2
Faculty or Section :	Faculty of Sciences
School or Department :	Biological & Physical Sciences
Version produced :	11 April 2013

Other requisites

Students must be enrolled in the course via USQ Professional Development or via the MSCN.

Students will require access to e-mail and internet access to UConnect for this course.

Synopsis

This course introduces galactic and extragalactic astronomy, and cosmology. Topics covered in this course include The Milky Way Galaxy, The Nature of Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, The Structure of the Universe, Active Galaxies, Cosmology, and The Early Universe. Additional topics develop scientific skills through the use of assignments.

Course offers

Semester	Mode	Campus
Semester 2, 2013	External