Graduate Courses
While we have a nominal two-year course rotation, this is living and evolving! Modifications to this may be made to accommodate faculty sabbaticals, buy-outs, student interest, etc. Different faculty may also teach some of these classes!
Two Year Graduate Course Rotation
| YEAR A, FALL | ||
| ASTR 503 | Astrophysics | Lyra |
| ASTR 565 | Stellar Interiors (offered spring in 2021/22) | Jackiewicz |
| ASTR 535 | Observational Techniques | Holtzman |
| ASTR 605 | Interstellar Medium | Burchett |
| YEAR A, SPRING | ||
| ASTR 630 | Numerical and Statistics Methods in Astrophysics | Holtzman |
| ASTR 621 | Planetary System Formation | Lyra |
| ASTR 670 | Heliophysics | McAteer |
| YEAR B, FALL | ||
| ASTR 503 | Astrophysics | Lyra |
| ASTR 555 | Galaxies | Prescott |
| ASTR 620 | Planetary Surface and Atmospheric Processes | Chanover |
| YEAR B, SPRING | ||
| ASTR 506 | Stellar Dynamics and Hydrodynamics | Lyra |
| ASTR 545 | Stellar Spectroscopy | Churchill |
| ASTR 616 | Galaxies II | Finlator |
In addition, in any given semester you can take the ASTR 598 “research” course for 3 credits. An overview of the expectations of this course can be found here.
