AST 1110: Planetary Astronomy w/Lab: GT-SC1
Credits 4Focuses on the history of astronomy, naked-eye sky observation, tools of the astronomer, contents of the solar system and life in the universe. Incorporates laboratory experience.
AST - Astronomy
Courses
AST 1120: Stellar Astronomy w/Lab: GT-SC1
Credits 4Emphasizes the structure and life cycle of the stars, the sun, galaxies, and the universe as a whole, including cosmology and relativity. Incorporates laboratory experience.
AST 1140: Astronomy of Ancient Cultures:GT-SC2
Credits 3Introduces the study of archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy. The principles of unaided eye observational astronomy, timekeeping, navigation, religion and ritual, political power, cosmology, and worldview are covered. Methods of the ethnoastronomer, including measurement of architectural alignments, analysis of written records, examination of art, and general knowledge about a culture, will be discussed. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.
AST 1150: Astrobiology: Life in the Universe: GT-SC2
Credits 3Introduces the interdisciplinary and scientific study of the search for life in the universe. Questions of how life begins and evolves on Earth, the possibilities of other life in the solar system, the galaxy, and throughout the universe will be examined. Investigation of current explorations and the search for extraterrestrial life will also be covered. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.