Introduction to Astronomy - PHYS1160
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Physics
Course Outline: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
Enrolment Requirements:
Exclusion: GENS4001 & GENS4003
Excluded: GENS4001, GENS4003, GENS4014, PHYS2170
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Introduction to Astronomy and the search for life elsewhere.
This course provides a broad overview of Astronomy and our place in the Cosmos. It covers the solar system and its exploration, stars, galaxies and cosmology, the Earth as a habitable planet, and the search for life elsewhere in the universe. The course is delivered fully online. The course is suitable as an introductory course for science students or as a general education course for non-scientists.
This course provides a broad overview of Astronomy and our place in the Cosmos. It covers the solar system and its exploration, stars, galaxies and cosmology, the Earth as a habitable planet, and the search for life elsewhere in the universe. The course is delivered fully online. The course is suitable as an introductory course for science students or as a general education course for non-scientists.
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