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2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be familiar with the tenets of astronomy, extending to stars and radiation, galaxies, cosmology, and astrophysics.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be familiar with at least two additional areas including planetary science, relativity, astronomical instrumentation and data handling, faculty-supervised independent research and reading.
4. Upon completion of the degree, students should have developed communication skills for the presentation of scientific results.
5. Upon completion of the degree, students should, in the program with Honors, have gained additional experience in independently researching and writing on a topic in astronomy/planetary sciences.
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Astronomy B.S.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to think scientifically and be familiar with the concepts, laws, and mathematical methods of introductory physics; computation, optics, and thermal physics.2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be familiar with the tenets of astronomy, extending to stars and radiation, galaxies, cosmology, and astrophysics.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be familiar with at least two additional areas including planetary science, relativity, astronomical instrumentation and data handling, faculty-supervised independent research and reading.
4. Upon completion of the degree, students should have developed communication skills for the presentation of scientific results.
5. Upon completion of the degree, students should, in the program with Honors, have gained additional experience in independently researching and writing on a topic in astronomy/planetary sciences.
SUCCESS RATES
52.8%
6-year graduation rate
3.97
Avg. years to degree
MEDIAN EARNINGS
N/A
10 years after graduation
$55,325
5 years after graduation
$43.612
1 year after graduation
PLACEMENT2 years after graduation
N/A
Working in New York
59.5%
Continuing Education