Overview
- Degree Level
- Undergraduate
- Degrees Offered
- Minor
- Department
- Chemistry and Physics
- school/college
- College of Arts and Sciences
The Astronomy program at Arcadia University, housed in the Department of Chemistry and Physics utilizes Boyer Observatory, plays a role in the University’s mission to achieve excellence in education, research and public outreach. A minor program in astronomy is for students who wish to enlarge their potential for a career choice or who may be eager to learn more about astronomy than an introductory course can provide. As a student in Astronomy, you will:
Explore the fundamentals, history, and frontiers of astronomy. You will study planets, exobiology, structure and dynamics of stars, galaxies, the universe, and cosmology.
Discover the tools and techniques that are used for observing and imaging objects in space. Learn the basics of the night sky and explore navigating the sky with the naked-eye, star charts, observational apps, and software. Explore various types of telescopes, camera, spectroscopes, and other observing tools. Find out how to process astronomical images and data and connect how data is used in observational astronomy research.
You'll gain an understanding of data science and analytics techniques in this introductory course. Find out how to use python tools to perform data exploration, cleaning, manipulation, and visualization. Learn basic statistics and machine learning techniques to conduct data analysis. Students from non-computer Science majors are welcome.
You can participate in the Active Astronomy Student Club's Star Parties and other astronomy themed events held at Arcadia's rooftop observatory.
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