Program: Astronomy Minor - Widener University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 15, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

The astronomy minor is designed to provide a broad sampling of astronomy and astronomy-related courses for nonscience majors.

Curriculum

Core Requirements

ASTR 100 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 Credit(s)
or
ASTR 200 - Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 Credit(s)
ASTR 110 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
or
ASTR 210 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
or
ESSC 113 - Earth Science Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
ESSC 103 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 Credit(s)

Elective Courses

Two from

ASTR 104 - The Great Astronomers 3 Credit(s)
ASTR 205 - Frontiers of Astronomy 3 Credit(s)
ASTR 207 - Life in the Universe 3 Credit(s)
ESSC 109 - Introduction to Weather and Climate 3 Credit(s)

Two from

ASTR 136 - Cosmologies Ancient and Modern (Honors) 3 Credit(s) (Honors program students only)
ESSC 109 - Introduction to Weather and Climate 3 Credit(s)
ESSC 119 - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
ENVR 209 - Meteorology 4 Credit(s) (may be taken in place of ESSC 109 /ESSC 119 )
PHIL 379 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 121 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s) and
PHYS 122 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
or
PHYS 141 - College Physics I 4 Credit(s) and
PHYS 142 - College Physics II 4 Credit(s)
or
PHYS 161 - Physics I 3 Credit(s) and
PHYS 162 - Physics II 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 20