Courses & Timetable

Undergraduate Courses

The department offers a range of courses to cater to students’ varying degrees of interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics. There are courses designed for students with or without science backgrounds.

For detailed information on course offerings, see the Arts & Sciences Calendar.

Current Undergraduate Astronomy Course Timetable:

Astronomy and Astrophysics Program Courses

AST221H1 – Stars and Planets – (Yanqin Wu) – Fall Semester Only 
AST222H1 – Galaxies and Cosmology – (Juan Mena Parra) MWF – 12pm-1pm
AST325H1 – Introduction to Practical Astronomy – (Keith Vanderlinde) – Fall Semester Only 
AST326Y1 – Practical Astronomy – (Keith Vanderlinde) – Tues 4pm-6pm, Thurs 4pm
AST310H1 – Indigenous Worldviews & Astronomy – Not Offered in 2024-25
AST320H1 – Introduction to Astrophysics – (Christopher Matzner) – Tues, Thurs 2-3pm
AST424H1 – Introduction to Astrophysical Research – (Rachel Friesen) – Fri – 3-5pm
AST425Y1 – Research Topic in Astronomy – (Yanqin Wu) – Fri – 3-5pm

Astronomy Non-Program Courses:

AST101H1 – The Sun and its Neighbours – (Renee Hložek and Barth Netterfield) – Fall Semester Only 
AST201H1 – Stars and Galaxies – (Michael Reid) Tues, Thurs 2-3pm
AST301H1 – Observational Astronomy – (Ting Li and Juan Mena Parra) – Fall Semester Only 
AST121H1 – Origin and Evolution of the Universe – (Dae-Sik Moon) Wed 12pm-1pm, Fri 2-4pm
AST251H1 -Life on Otherworlds – (Michael Reid) – Tues- 3-5pm
AST199H1 – Astronomy at the Frontier – (Michael Reid [Fall] / Dae-Sik Moon [Winter]) – Tues- 3-5pm
JCA302H1 – The Bible and the Big Bang –  Not Offered in 2024-25