A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- RIT’s master of science in astrophysical sciences and technology offers a wide range of research topics including multi-wavelength astrophysics, instrumentation and detector technology, computational astrophysics, and gravitational wave astronomy and numerical relativity. RIT’s guiding principle is to provide an intellectually demanding program within an informal, student-centered, supportive environment. You have the flexibility to tailor your plan of study to emphasize astrophysics (including observational and theoretical astrophysics), computational and gravitational astrophysics (including numerical relativity and gravitational wave astronomy), or astronomical technology (including detector and instrumentation research and development). You may also pursue research interests in a wide range of topics, including design and development of novel detectors, multiwavelength studies of proto-stars, active galactic nuclei and galaxy clusters, gravitational wave data analysis, and theoretical and computational modeling of astrophysical systems including galaxies and compact objects such as binary black holes. The degree consists of core courses, elective courses, graduate seminar, and a research project culminating in a thesis. During the first year, you will begin a research project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor, and during the second year, after the courses have been completed, the research project will become your focus.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 195003
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_195003_b99116b0
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Approved Electives
electives · 22 items
- ASTP 612Mathematical and Statistical Methods for AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 613Astronomical Observational Techniques and InstrumentationNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 618Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics INot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 619Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics IINot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 660Introduction to Relativity and GravitationNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 711Advanced Statistical Methods for AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 720Computational Methods for AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 730Stellar Atmospheres & EvolutionNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 740Galactic AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 750Extragalactic AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 835High-Energy AstrophysicsNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 841The Interstellar MediumNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 851CosmologyNot resolved to a course3
- ASTP 861Advanced Relativity and GravitationNot resolved to a course3
- IMGS 616Fourier Methods for ImagingNot resolved to a course3
- IMGS 628Design and Fabrication of Solid State CamerasNot resolved to a course3
- MATH 602Numerical Analysis INot resolved to a course3
- MATH 751High-performance Computing for Mathematical ModelingNot resolved to a course3
- PHYS 611Classical Electrodynamics INot resolved to a course3
- PHYS 612Classical Electrodynamics IINot resolved to a course3
- PHYS 614Quantum TheoryNot resolved to a course3
- PHYS 616Data Analysis for the Physical SciencesNot resolved to a course3
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