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Program
- Award
- Minor
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Minor PHYS BC3082. 2 semesters of Physics with Lab (7-9 pts) The student must take a Computer Science class. We recommend 3 *Students who are majoring in science can omit one semester of 1-1.5 COMS W1004 PROGRAMMING IN JAVA 3 pts of Physics Lab. COMS W1005 INTRO-COMPUT SCI/PROG-MATLAB 3 ENGI E1006 INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI 3.00 4 courses in astronomy or astrophysics at the 2000 level or above. (12 ASTR GU4260 MODELING THE UNIVERSE 3.00 pts) EESC BC3050 BIG DATA WITH PYTHON 3 *One of these courses can be replaced by two 1000-level Astronomy COMS BC1016 Introduction to Computational Thinking 3.00 courses. and Data Science PHYS UN3083 ELECTRONICS LABORATORY 3 *An additional 3 pts of physics at the 3000 level or above can substitute for 3 points of astronomy. * This is an 11 course minimum for the standard major described above. Students planning to study Physics in graduate school are strongly Astronomy Courses ASTR BC1753 LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. 3.00 points. encouraged to include 4000-level electives in their program. An introductory course intended primarily for nonscience majors. This Students are expected to complete the calculus I-IV sequence interdisciplinary course focuses on the subject of LIfe in the Universe. by the end of the second year, as Calculus courses will be pre- We will study historical astronomy, gravitation and planetary orbits, the requisites to many of the upper-level classes. Other Calculus options origin of the chemical elements, the discoveries of extrasolar planets, include Honors Math A-B, Accelerated Multivariable Calculus, the origin of life on Earth, the evolution and exploration of the Solar and Multivariable Calculus for Engineering and Applied Science. Systen, global climate change on Venus, Mars and Earth, and the Additional work in mathematics is recommended; e.g. Math UN1210: Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI). You cannot receive credit for this Linear Algebra, APMA E3102: Applied Mathematics II. course and for ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453. Can be paired with the Substitutions: optional Lab class ASTR UN1903 While we recommend students take the Barnard sequence, in lieu Fall 2025: ASTR BC1753 of the two introductory courses BC2001 & 2002, a 2-semester Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Columbia introductory sequence acceptable for the physics major in Number Number Columbia College can be substituted (e.g. PHY UN1601-2) combined
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 189097
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_189097_cf1af994
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements
1 item
Source. Barnard College, catalog 2025-2026 — https://catalog.barnard.edu/pdf/Barnard College Catalogue 2025-2026.pdf. Captured page NY/189097-barnard.edu/pdf/189097-2025-2026-barnard.edu.pdf#page=519. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.