Astronomy Minor

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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 (Q) 1 Credit(s)
or
ASTR 210 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
or
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)

Two from

ASTR 136 - Cosmologies Ancient and Modern (Honors) 3 Credit(s) (Honors program students only)
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

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.