Suggested Courses in Other Departments

Courses outside the department can also provide useful preparation and may count toward the major at the discretion of the DUS. Some courses that astronomy majors have found useful follow below:

• AMTH 247 Partial Differential Equations
  CHEM 564L Advanced Mechanical Instrumentation
  ENAS 130b Introduction to Computing for Engineers and Scientists
  CPSC 424 Parallel Programming Techniques
  ENAS 151a Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  G&G 326a Introduction to Earth and Planetary Physics
  G&G 362b Observing Earth from Space
  MATH 222 Linear Algebra with Applications
  MENG 185 Mechanical Design
  MENG 361a Mechanical Engineering II: Fluid Mechanics
  PHYS 301 Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Physics
  PHYS 461b Relativity, Astrophysics and Cosmology
  STAT 238 Probability and Statistics