GRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS

**Course Schedule**
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Terms Offered	Core or Elective	Course No.	Course Title	Credits	Professor
Fall Term (2008)	Core	AST 6245	Stellar Atmospheres & Radiative Processes	3	F. Hamman
Core	AST 6215	Stellar Structure & Evolution	3	A. Sarajedini
Elective	AST 7939	Neutron Stars & Black Holes	3	S. Eikenberry
Elective	AST 7939	Exosolar Planets	3	E. Ford
Spring Term (2009)	Core	AST 6336	Interstellar Matter	3	J. Tan
Elective	AST 7939	Stellar Populations	3	A. Sarajedini
Elective	AST 7939	Active Galaxies	3	F. Hamman
Fall Term (2009)	Core	AST 6309	Galactic & Extragalactic Astronomy	3	V. Sarajedini
Core	AST 6416	Physical Cosmology	3	A. Gonzalez
Elective	AST 7939	High Energy Astrophysics	3	J. Tan
Elective	AST 7939	Astronomical Instrumentation	3	S. Eikenberry
Spring Term (2010)	Core	AST 6112	Solar System Astrophysics	3	B. Gustafson
Core	AST 6725C	Observational Techniques	3	J. Ge
Elective	AST 7939	Star Formation	3	E. Lada
Elective	AST 7939	Observational Cosmology	3	R. Guzman
All students are expected to attend the Colloquium and to attend and participate in the Journal Club.

AST 6112 - Solar System Astrophysics (3) Systematic examination of formation and current state of solar system.

AST 6215 - Stellar Structure and Function (3) Theoretical approach to the study of stellar structure.

AST 6245 - Stellar Atmospheres and Radiative Processes (3) Radiative transfer, spectral line formation and broadening, and other topics applicable to stellar atmospheres and photoionized nebulae.

AST 6309 - Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy (3) Observations and interpretations of the kinematics, dynamics, and structure of the Milky Way Galaxy, extragalactic objects, and galaxy clusters.

AST 6336 - Interstellar Matter (3) Complex interplay of physical processes that determine the structure of the interstellar medium in our galaxy; emphasis is placed upon a comparison of observational data with theoretical prediction.

AST 6415 - Observational Cosmology (3) Basic science and observations that underlie modern cosmology.

AST 6416 - Physical Cosmology (3) Introduction to the observational background and to the theory of cosmology.

AST 6725C - Observational Techniques (3) Prereq: graduate student in astronomy. Overview of techniques associated with observational astronomy.

AST 7939, Special Topics - Active Galaxies (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Astronomical Instrumentation (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Extrasolar Planets (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - High Energy Astrophysics (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Observational Cosmology (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Neutron Stars and Black Holes (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Star Formation (3)

AST 7939, Special Topics - Stellar Populations (3)

AST 6905 - Individual Work (1-6; max: 12) Supervised study or research in areas not covered by other courses.

AST 6910 - Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.

AST 6925 - Departmental Colloquium (1) Prereq: Coreq: AST 6935, 6936. Intended for first-year graduate students. Presentation of topics by visiting and local researchers. S/U.

AST 6935 - Frontiers in Astronomy (1; max: 6) Prereq: Coreq: AST 6925, 6936. Recent developments in theoretical and observational astronomy and astrophysics. S/U.

AST 6936 - Journal Club (1) Prereq: AST 6925, 6935. Intended for first-year graduate students. Discussion of journal articles. S/U.

AST 6971- Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. AST 7939?Special Topics (2-4; max: 12) Assigned reading, programs, seminar, or lecture series in a new field of advanced astronomy.

AST 7979 - Advanced Research (1-12) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.

AST 7980 - Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.