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Astronomy - GENS4001
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Physics
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Exclusion: PHY1160
 
 
Excluded: GENS4003, GENS4014, PHYS1160, PHYS2170
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

The course provides a broad overview of astronomy and our place in the cosmos. It covers the solar system and its exploration, stars, galaxies, cosmology, the Earth as a habitable planet, and the search for life elsewhere in the Universe. The course is delivered wholly on the Internet through blackboard. The approach will be descriptive, and is designed to introduce astronomy to non-science students, including the concept of scientific methodology.

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