ASP4000

Astrophysics honours

(SCI)

Dr Rosemary Mardling (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

48 points + Full-year + Clayton + Prerequisites: average of distinction grade in 24 points of third-year astrophysics subjects, or equivalent

Synopsis: Students complete five lecture units, an essay based on a literature survey, a major project, and a field trip to use a modern research telescope. Compulsory lecture units cover /Stellar structure and pulsation0 and /Computational astrophysics0. Other units are offered which cover a wide variety of astrophysical phenomena.

Assessment: Five lecture units: 45% + Major project (comprising written thesis and oral presentation): 27% + Essay: 10% + Observational project: 18%